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What Is a Traitor?
Young hopeful: “Father， what is a traitor in politics?”
Father (a veteran politician): “A traitor is a man who leaves our party and goes over to the other one.”
Young hopeful: “Well then,what is a man who leaves his party and comes over to yours?”
Father: “A convert,my son.”
什么叫叛徒?
有希望的青年人: “父亲,什么叫政治叛徒?”
父亲(资深政客): “叛徒指的是离开我们党而加入到另一个党的人｡”
有希望的青年人: “那么,离开他的党而加入到你们党的人又叫什么呢?”
父亲: “叫改变信仰者｡我的儿子｡”
God and Grandma
Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents’. At bedtime， the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the younger one began praying at the top of his lungs. “I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE ... I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO ... I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR ...”
His older brother nudged him and said， “Why are you shouting your prayers？ God isn’t deaf.”
To which the younger one replied， “No， but Grandma is！”
上帝和奶奶
两个小男孩在他们的祖父母家过夜｡睡觉时间到了,这两个小男孩跪在床边祈祷｡弟弟用非常大的声音祈祷着,“我祈求有一辆新自行车……我祈求有一个新游戏机……我祈求有一个新录像机……”
他的哥哥用胳膊肘轻轻地碰了他一下,说:“你为什么这么大声地喊叫呢?上帝又不是聋子｡”
弟弟听了回答道: “上帝不聋,可奶奶聋呀!”
What Color
As an impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina， I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm， I asked Dad the typical questions； “What kind is it？ Does it have a stick shift？ Does it have a tape deck？”
“It’s a 1982 Toyota，” he replied. “It’s a four speed， and， yes， it has a tape deck.” Pleased， I asked what color it was.
“Well，” he said uncomfortably， “which part？”
什么颜色
作为南卡罗来纳州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生,我囊中羞涩,当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时,我激动不已｡我几乎控制不住我的热情,问了爸爸几个关键问题:“什么车?有没有手排挡?有没有磁带卡座?”
“是1982年产丰田车,”他回答说,“四速,还有,是的,有磁带卡座｡”
我甚是高兴,又问是什么颜色的｡
“哦,”他很不舒服地说,“你指哪一部分?”
Young hopeful: “Father， what is a traitor in politics?”
Father (a veteran politician): “A traitor is a man who leaves our party and goes over to the other one.”
Young hopeful: “Well then,what is a man who leaves his party and comes over to yours?”
Father: “A convert,my son.”
什么叫叛徒?
有希望的青年人: “父亲,什么叫政治叛徒?”
父亲(资深政客): “叛徒指的是离开我们党而加入到另一个党的人｡”
有希望的青年人: “那么,离开他的党而加入到你们党的人又叫什么呢?”
父亲: “叫改变信仰者｡我的儿子｡”
God and Grandma
Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents’. At bedtime， the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the younger one began praying at the top of his lungs. “I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE ... I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO ... I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR ...”
His older brother nudged him and said， “Why are you shouting your prayers？ God isn’t deaf.”
To which the younger one replied， “No， but Grandma is！”
上帝和奶奶
两个小男孩在他们的祖父母家过夜｡睡觉时间到了,这两个小男孩跪在床边祈祷｡弟弟用非常大的声音祈祷着,“我祈求有一辆新自行车……我祈求有一个新游戏机……我祈求有一个新录像机……”
他的哥哥用胳膊肘轻轻地碰了他一下,说:“你为什么这么大声地喊叫呢?上帝又不是聋子｡”
弟弟听了回答道: “上帝不聋,可奶奶聋呀!”
What Color
As an impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina， I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm， I asked Dad the typical questions； “What kind is it？ Does it have a stick shift？ Does it have a tape deck？”
“It’s a 1982 Toyota，” he replied. “It’s a four speed， and， yes， it has a tape deck.” Pleased， I asked what color it was.
“Well，” he said uncomfortably， “which part？”
什么颜色
作为南卡罗来纳州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生,我囊中羞涩,当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时,我激动不已｡我几乎控制不住我的热情,问了爸爸几个关键问题:“什么车?有没有手排挡?有没有磁带卡座?”
“是1982年产丰田车,”他回答说,“四速,还有,是的,有磁带卡座｡”
我甚是高兴,又问是什么颜色的｡
“哦,”他很不舒服地说,“你指哪一部分?”