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（一）
A preacher is buying a parrot.
“Are you sure it doesn’t scream， yell， or swear？” asked the preacher.
“Oh absolutely. It’s a religious parrot，” the storekeeper assures him.
“Do you see those strings on his legs？ When you pull the right one， he recites the lord’s prayer， and when you pull on the left he recites the 23rd Psalm （赞美诗）.
“Wonderful！” says the preacher， “but what happens if you pull both strings？”
“I fall off my perch， you stupid fool！” screeched the parrot.
一位传教士在买鹦鹉。
“你确定它不会乱喊乱叫或者说脏话吗？”传教士问。
“哦，那当然。它是只有宗教信仰的鹦鹉。”店主向他担保。
“你看到他腿上的绳子了吗？你拉一下右边的绳子，它就会背诵主祷文，拉左边的绳子，它就会背诵第23首赞美诗。
“太棒了！”传教士说，“那如果两边的绳子同时拉呢？”
“那我就会从栖木上掉下去了，你个白痴！”鹦鹉尖叫道。
（二）
One day， a father and his little son were going home. At this age， the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now， he asked， “What’s the meaning of the word ‘drunk’， Dad？”
“Well， my son，” his father replied， “look， two policemen are standing there. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.”
“But， dad，” the boy said， “there’s only one policeman！”
一天，一位父亲带着他的儿子一起回家，小孩在这个年龄，总是对什么事情都很感兴趣，喜欢问问题。这时，小男孩问道：“爸爸，‘喝醉’是什么意思啊？”
爸爸回答道：“儿子，你看，那里站着两个警察，如果我看成了四个警察，我就是喝醉了。”
小男孩说：“可是爸爸，那里明明只有一个警察呀！”
（三）
Father： You know， Tom， when Lincoln was your age， he was a very good pupil. In fact he was the best pupil in his class.
Tom： Yes， Father. I know that. But when he was your age， he was President of the United States.
父亲：你知道吗，汤姆，林肯像你这么大时，是一个很优秀的学生，实际上是他们班最好的学生。
汤姆：是的，我知道，爸爸。但是他在你这个岁数时，已经是美国总统了。
A preacher is buying a parrot.
“Are you sure it doesn’t scream， yell， or swear？” asked the preacher.
“Oh absolutely. It’s a religious parrot，” the storekeeper assures him.
“Do you see those strings on his legs？ When you pull the right one， he recites the lord’s prayer， and when you pull on the left he recites the 23rd Psalm （赞美诗）.
“Wonderful！” says the preacher， “but what happens if you pull both strings？”
“I fall off my perch， you stupid fool！” screeched the parrot.
一位传教士在买鹦鹉。
“你确定它不会乱喊乱叫或者说脏话吗？”传教士问。
“哦，那当然。它是只有宗教信仰的鹦鹉。”店主向他担保。
“你看到他腿上的绳子了吗？你拉一下右边的绳子，它就会背诵主祷文，拉左边的绳子，它就会背诵第23首赞美诗。
“太棒了！”传教士说，“那如果两边的绳子同时拉呢？”
“那我就会从栖木上掉下去了，你个白痴！”鹦鹉尖叫道。
（二）
One day， a father and his little son were going home. At this age， the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now， he asked， “What’s the meaning of the word ‘drunk’， Dad？”
“Well， my son，” his father replied， “look， two policemen are standing there. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.”
“But， dad，” the boy said， “there’s only one policeman！”
一天，一位父亲带着他的儿子一起回家，小孩在这个年龄，总是对什么事情都很感兴趣，喜欢问问题。这时，小男孩问道：“爸爸，‘喝醉’是什么意思啊？”
爸爸回答道：“儿子，你看，那里站着两个警察，如果我看成了四个警察，我就是喝醉了。”
小男孩说：“可是爸爸，那里明明只有一个警察呀！”
（三）
Father： You know， Tom， when Lincoln was your age， he was a very good pupil. In fact he was the best pupil in his class.
Tom： Yes， Father. I know that. But when he was your age， he was President of the United States.
父亲：你知道吗，汤姆，林肯像你这么大时，是一个很优秀的学生，实际上是他们班最好的学生。
汤姆：是的，我知道，爸爸。但是他在你这个岁数时，已经是美国总统了。