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1. Who Do You Think You Are
The bus was crowded, and as one more man tried to get on, the passengers wouldn’t let him aboard.
“It’s too crowded,” they shouted. “Who do you think you are?”
“I’m the driver,” he said.
你以为你是谁
有一辆公共汽车已经相当拥挤，当还有一个人想挤上车时，乘客们不让他上去。
“太挤了，”他们喊道，“你以为你是谁？”
“我是司机，”他回答说。
2. Entrance
Three competing store owners rented adjoining (紧挨的；毗邻的) shops in a mall.
The retailer on the right put up huge signs saying “Gigantic (巨大的) Sale” and “Super Bargains”.
The store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming (声明) “Prices Slashed (削减)” and “Fantastic Discounts”.
The owner in the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated “ENTRANCE”.
入口处
三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条商业街上租用了毗邻的店铺。
右边的零售商挂起了巨大的招牌，上面写着：“大减价”和“特便宜” 。
左边的商店挂出了更大的招牌，声称：“大砍价!”，“大折扣!”
中间的商人随后准备了一个大招牌，上面只简单地写着：“入口处”。
3. The Story of a Snail
When a snail crossed the road, he was run over (碾过) by a turtle. Regaining (清醒) consciousness (知觉) in the emergency room, he was asked what caused the accident.
“I really can’t remember,” the snail replied. “You see, it all happened so fast.”
蜗牛的故事
一只蜗牛过马路，被一只乌龟从身上碾过。在急救室里它恢复了知觉，有的人问它事故是怎样发生的。
“我记不起来了，”蜗牛回答说，“你瞧，一切发生得都太快了。”
4. Until They Are Free
Deciding to do some back-yard landscap-ing, my father-in-law went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied, “The more you buy, the cheaper they are.”
“Is that so?” said my father-in-law.“Then just keep loading them on my truck until they’re free.”
直到免费为止
我岳父打算买一些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖，当问到砖价时，售货员回答说：“买得越多，价格越低。”
“真的吗？”我岳父说，“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧，一直装到免费为止。”
The bus was crowded, and as one more man tried to get on, the passengers wouldn’t let him aboard.
“It’s too crowded,” they shouted. “Who do you think you are?”
“I’m the driver,” he said.
你以为你是谁
有一辆公共汽车已经相当拥挤，当还有一个人想挤上车时，乘客们不让他上去。
“太挤了，”他们喊道，“你以为你是谁？”
“我是司机，”他回答说。
2. Entrance
Three competing store owners rented adjoining (紧挨的；毗邻的) shops in a mall.
The retailer on the right put up huge signs saying “Gigantic (巨大的) Sale” and “Super Bargains”.
The store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming (声明) “Prices Slashed (削减)” and “Fantastic Discounts”.
The owner in the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated “ENTRANCE”.
入口处
三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条商业街上租用了毗邻的店铺。
右边的零售商挂起了巨大的招牌，上面写着：“大减价”和“特便宜” 。
左边的商店挂出了更大的招牌，声称：“大砍价!”，“大折扣!”
中间的商人随后准备了一个大招牌，上面只简单地写着：“入口处”。
3. The Story of a Snail
When a snail crossed the road, he was run over (碾过) by a turtle. Regaining (清醒) consciousness (知觉) in the emergency room, he was asked what caused the accident.
“I really can’t remember,” the snail replied. “You see, it all happened so fast.”
蜗牛的故事
一只蜗牛过马路，被一只乌龟从身上碾过。在急救室里它恢复了知觉，有的人问它事故是怎样发生的。
“我记不起来了，”蜗牛回答说，“你瞧，一切发生得都太快了。”
4. Until They Are Free
Deciding to do some back-yard landscap-ing, my father-in-law went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. When he asked the salesclerk about the cost, the man replied, “The more you buy, the cheaper they are.”
“Is that so?” said my father-in-law.“Then just keep loading them on my truck until they’re free.”
直到免费为止
我岳父打算买一些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖，当问到砖价时，售货员回答说：“买得越多，价格越低。”
“真的吗？”我岳父说，“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧，一直装到免费为止。”