1、Who was the first man? 誰是世界上第一個男人
A teacher said to her class:”Who was the first man?”
一個老師問她的學生：“誰是世界上第一個男人”
“George Washington,” a little boy shouted promptly.
一個小男孩立刻大聲說：“喬治.華盛頓。”
“How do you make out that George Washington was the first man?”asked the teacher，smiling indulgently.
老師帶著寵溺的笑容問這個男生：“你如何證明喬治華盛頓是世界上第一個男人呢。”
“Because,” said the little boy, “he was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
這個男孩子說：“因為，他是第一個挑起戰爭，第一個主張和平，並且是第一個深得民心的人。”
But at this point a larger boy held up his hand. “Well,” said the teacher to him, “who do you think was the first man?”
這時，有一個年齡稍大的男孩子舉起手來，老師問他，“你認為誰是世界第一個男人?”
“I don’t know what his name was, ” said the larger boy, “but I know it wasn’t George Washington, ma’am, because the history book says George Washington married a widow, so, of course, there must have been a man ahead of him.”
男孩回答說：“我不知道他的名字，但是我肯定他不是喬治華盛頓，因為歷史書上說，喬治華盛頓和一個寡婦結婚了，所以在他之前，當然還有一個男的啦。”
2、Always Thirsty 總感到口渴
"I had an operation," said a man to his friend, "and the doctor left a sponge in me."
一個男人對他的朋友說：“我動了一次手術，手術後醫生把一塊海綿忘在我的身體裡了。”
"That's terrible!" said the friend. "Got any pain?"
“真是太糟糕了!”朋友說道：“你覺得疼嗎?”
"No, but I am always thirsty!"
“不疼，可是我總感到口渴。”
3、 if I Am a Manager
One day in class, the teacher assigned his students to write a composition – if I Am a Manager.
All the students began to write except a boy. The teacher went to him and asked the reason.
“I am waiting for my secretary,” was the boy’s answer.
如果我是一個經理
一天課上，老師要同學們以“如果我是一個經理”為題寫一篇作文。
所有的學生都在動筆寫了，只有一個男生例外。老師走過去問他為什麼不寫。
“我在等我的祕書”。那孩子答道。
4、Quick Cleanup 快速清掃
Unexpected guests were on the way, and my mother, an impeccable housekeeper, rushed around straightening up. She put my father and brother to work cleaning the guest bathroom. Later, when she went to inspect it, she was surprised that the once-cluttered room had been tidied up so quickly. Then she saw the note on the closed shower curtains. It read "Thank you for not looking in the bathtub."
不速之客就在路上，我媽媽，一個完美的家庭主婦，正忙裡忙外地整理。她分配給我爸和我哥哥的任務是打掃供客人使用的浴室。一會兒之後，當她去檢查的時候，她吃驚了，曾經一度雜亂的房間瞬間就被打掃乾淨了。接著她看到浴簾上有一張紙條，紙條上寫著：“謝謝你沒往浴缸裡看。”
5、 young businessman had just started his business, and rented a beautiful office. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and pretended that he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments.
Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor. "Can I help you?" The man said, "Sure. I've come to install the phone."
一個年輕人剛剛開始做生意，就租了一個漂亮的'辦公室。一天，他坐在辦公室裡，看到有一個人在外面，於是他就裝作生意很忙的樣子，拿起電話胡吹亂侃，還不停的甩出幾個大數字，好像在談一筆大買賣。
到了最後，他終於掛了電話，問來訪的人，“有事兒嘛?”那個人回答，“我是來給你安裝電話的。”
6、Two Birds 兩隻鳥
Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which?
老師： 這兒有兩隻鳥，一隻是麻雀。誰能指出哪隻是燕子，哪隻是麻雀嗎?
Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.
學生：我指不出，但我知道答案。
Teacher: Please tell us.
老師：請說說看。
Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.
學生：燕子旁邊的就是麻雀，麻雀旁邊的就是燕子。