英語小笑話及翻譯

　　民間笑話是一種頗受人們喜愛的民間敘事型別,材料豐富,有廣泛的現實基礎。小編精心收集了，供大家欣賞學習!

　　：超前思維

　　An old man and a young man are traveling on the train. The young man asks:“Excuse me, what time is it?” The old man does not answer. “Excuse me, sir, what time is it?” The old man keeps silent. “Sir, I’m asking you what time is it. Why don’t you answer?!” The old man says: "Son，the next stop is the last on this route. I don’t know you，so you must he a stranger. If I answer you now, I’l1 have to invite you to my home. You’re handsome，and I have a beautiful daughter. You will both fall in love and you will want to get married. Tell me, why would I need a son- in- law who can' t even afford a watch?”

　　一個老人和一個年輕人坐在火車上旅行。年輕人問:“對不起，現在幾點了?”老人沒有回答。“對不起，現在幾點了?”老人還是保持沉默。“先生，我在問你現在幾點了。你為什麼不回答我?!”那個老人說:“孩子，下一站就是終點了。我不認識你，所以我們是陌生人。如果我現在回答你，我也許不得不邀請你去我家做客。你很英俊，恰好我有一個美麗的女兒。那樣你們會相愛並且結婚。你說我為什麼要一個連手錶都買不起的女婿呢?”

　　：如果只有一天

　　At a resort，a fellow walks up to an older fellow who is sitting in the sun, sipping iced tea.

　　在一個度假勝地，一個傢伙走向一個正在太陽低下坐著喝冰茶的老人。

　　Younger guy says，"Hey, you are going to just sit around all day? How about it if you join me for a round of gulf.”

　　年輕一些的人說:“嘿，你打算一整天都坐在這裡嗎?和我去打一局高爾夫怎麼樣?”

　　"No,”the older fellow replies，"tried it once，didn’t like it.”

　　“不想去，”那個老人回答，“試過一次，不喜歡。”

　　"Well then。”the younger fellow asks，"how about a swim? It might be just as refreshing as your iced tea there.”

　　“那好，”年輕人說，“那游泳怎麼樣?那感覺也許和你喝冰茶一樣涼爽。”

　　"No,”the older fellow responds，"tried it once. didn’t like it. But if you're game for tennis。my son will be here soon and is usually up for a game or two一you might want to play with him.”

　　“不想去”，那個老人又回答，“我試過一次，不喜歡。但是如果你想要打網球，我的兒子會很快過來和你打上一兩場。你會喜歡和他一起玩的。”

　　Younger fellow replies: "Your only child I presume?"

　　年輕人說:“我估計那是你的獨生子吧?”

　　：船長與大副

　　The first mate was found to be drunk one day and that day it happened to be the captain’s turn to write in the ship' s log so he wrote: The first mate was drunk today.

　　一天大副喝酒喝得大醉，這天正好輪到船長記航行日誌。他寫道:大副今天喝醉了。

　　He begged and pleaded to the captain to remove that entry but the captain argued that once an entry was made in the company’s Log it couldn’t be deleted. 'The first mate decided to get even. The next time when it was the first mate's turn to write in the log, he wrote: The captain was sober today.

　　大副苦苦哀求船長不要把這個寫進去，但是船長說一旦寫進了航海日記就不能刪去了。大副因此決定要對船長進行報復。當輪到大副記航海日誌的時候，他寫道:船長今天是清醒的。