任何笑話之所以可笑是因為它為人們所認知，若笑話不能夠為解讀者所認知，它也就算不上笑話了。下面帶來英語笑話兩分鐘，歡迎閱覽！
(一)超速行駛的'原因
Harry and Lloyd were speeding down the road. A police car pulled them over.
哈里與勞埃德超速行駛，一輛警車攔住了他們。
"Why on earth were you driving so fast?" the policeman yelled.
“你們為什麼開那麼快?”警官喊道。
"Our brakes are no good, so we wanted to get there before we had an accident!
“我們的剎車不好，因此我們想在發生事故前趕緊到達目的地。”
(二)節省還是浪費
Father: Oh, Jack, you have slept away the whole morning. Don't you know you are wasting time?
父親：噢，傑克，你又睡了一上午。難道你不知道你這是在浪費時間嗎?
Jack: Yes, dad. But I've saved you a meal, haven' I?
傑克：我知道，爸爸。可我還給您節省了一頓飯呢，是不是?
(三)I'm Trying to Stop It
"Boy,why have you got cotton-wool in your ear?Is it infected?"
"No,sir,but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other ,so I am trying to stop it."
“孩子,你為什麼用棉花塞住耳朵?它感染了嗎?”
“沒有,老師.可是你昨天說你告訴我的知識都是一個耳朵裡進,一個耳朵裡出,所以我要把它堵在裡面.”