简介
史上最劲爆的英文幽默集萃,它提供最贴心的服务,能随时带给你快乐,它是最好的药,能治愈忧郁;它是最多情的伴侣,能让你感受不到寂寞。
能讲笑话的人,都是智慧之人。会听笑话的人,都是快乐的人。时不时地幽默一下,人生增加了许多谐趣。本书为渴望拥有阳光心情者选取当下最流行的搞笑幽默短篇,涉及名人对话、人生感悟、青春爱情、职场江湖和创意思维等等方面,坚持最有趣,最有启发,最经典原则,让人笑不完乐不够。
本书双语幽默还能让你在旅行、小憩、度假时掌握更多劲爆笑料,是朋友间最好的料理,是职场上润滑的良剂。
目录
第一章 童言无戏
1 No Wonder They Put Him out 怪不得他们把他赶出来 2
2 Important Job 重要工作 2
3 A UsefuI Way 一个有用的方法 3
4 You Don’t Know My Father 你不了解我爸 3
5 What Did the Teacher Teach 老师教了什么 4
6 Wake Him Up 把他叫醒 4
7 Whose Father Was Stronger 谁的父亲更强壮 5
8 A Small Boy and a Donkey 小男孩与驴子 5
9 Witty Answer 机智的回答 6
10 The Wedding 婚礼 6
11 Who Should Be Given the Gift 礼物该给谁 7
12 Lost Purse 丢钱包 8
13 God and Grandma 上帝和祖母 8
14 Roast Pig 烤猪 9
15 It Wasn’t Deep 不深 10
16 Make Someone Else Glad 让别人高兴 11
17 Talking to God on the Telephone 和上帝通电话 12
18 Definitely 绝对 13
19 Intelligent Son 聪明的儿子 14
20 Four Rabbits 四只兔子 15
21 Only One Cake Left 只剩一块蛋糕了 16
22 A Gentleman 绅士 17
23 Stupid Orders 愚蠢的命令 18
24 On Miracle 论奇迹 20
25 Excuse 借口 21
26 Rescue Clinton in the River 克林顿河中获救 23
第二章 青葱象牙塔
1 Questions Before Examination 考前问题 26
2 History Repeats Itself 历史重演 26
3 What Is Courage 什么是勇气 27
4 0ur Tails 我们的尾巴 27
5 The Proof 证据 28
6 Humorous Teacher 幽默的老师 28
7 The Absent‐minded Professor 粗心的教授 29
8 Open‐book Exam 开卷考试 30
9 College Girl 女大学生 30
10 Preparing for the Final Examination 准备期末考试 31
11 Learning for Practice 学以致用 31
12 A Dollar per Point 一元换一分 32
13 Gravity 地心引力 33
14 Football‐Undefeated 从未败过的球队 34
15 We Are Here! 我们来了! 34
16 The English Literature Professor 英国文学教授 35
17 Nine Times Nine 9乘以9 36
18 Speak Up 大胆直言 37
19 Sleep over Lectures 课上睡觉 38
20 The Proportions Are Incorrect 比例不对 39
21 A Girl’s Examination 美女参加考试 40
22 A Skeleton Smoking 骷髅吸烟 41
23 What Do They Laugh for? 他们在笑些什么 42
24 Which Tire Was Flat 哪一只轮胎爆了 43
25 Freshmen Versus Seniors 新生和老生 45
第三章 离奇事件
1 A Branch 分店 50
2 Church Talk 教堂语言 50
3 Imitate Birds 模仿鸟儿 51
4 Belly Button 肚脐 52
5 Things Have Been Okay 一切还算正常 53
6 Chaude and Cold 热与冷 54
7 Rain 雨 55
8 Horse 马 55
9 The Child May Stay 孩子可以留下 56
10 A Car Accident 车祸 57
11 Recruit Students 招生 58
12 You Can Come Down Now 您可以下来了 59
13 The Parrot and the Bidder 鹦鹉和竞标者 60
14 The World’s Greatest Swordsman 世界上最伟大的击剑手 61
15 Successfully or Unsuccessfully 胜任还是不胜任 62
16 The Face‐lift 整容 63
17 Ancient Society 古老的社会 64
18 He Was Insured 他已被投保 65
19 Emma’s Heroic Act 艾玛的英勇行为 67
20 Polite Baby 有礼貌的孩子 68
21 Traveling 旅行 69
22 Crazy but Not Stupid 疯狂但不愚蠢 70
23 An Amazing Salesman 不可思议的销售员 71
24 Do You Have the Time 你知道时间吗 73
25 The Big Flood 大洪水 75
26 Are Blind Pilots Flying? 盲人飞行员? 77
27 The Pearl 珍珠 79
28 Shut Up, You Idiot 闭嘴,你个白痴 82
第四章 应景打趣
1 Is He Somebody 他是大人物吗 86
2 Four Sailors 四个水手 86
3 It Depends 看情况 87
4 There’s a Leaky 屋顶漏了 87
5 What Kind of Pie Is This 这是哪种馅饼 87
6 Change a Light Bulb 换灯泡 88
7 Know the Lady 认识 88
8 From Left to Right 从左往右写 89
9 Can I Get a Raise in My Wages 我能提薪吗 89
10 Which One Would You Carry Out 你将救出哪一幅 90
11 A Grandfather Clock 一座大摆钟 90
12 The Story of a Snail 蜗牛的故事 91
13 I Don’t Need to Take Off My Shoes 我不用脱鞋了 91
14 Better 好多了 92
15 Three Whistles 三声口哨 92
16 Who’s More Polite 谁更有礼貌 93
17 Slept through Summer 睡过了夏天 94
18 Key 钥匙 94
19 German or Jew 德国人还是犹太人 95
20 Predict the Weather 预测天气 96
21 A Humorous Truck Driver 风趣的卡车司机 96
22 I Missed Again 又没打中 97
23 The Allergy 过敏 98
24 Wall Street Drank Too Much 华尔街喝高了 100
25 The Beautiful Girl 漂亮女孩 101
26 Is the Car Yours 这车是你的吗 102
27 Bragging 吹嘘 103
28 Coincidence 巧合 105
29 Test for Admission 入门考试 107
第五章 天才哲学
1 Birthday 生日 110
2 Who Discovered America 谁发现了美洲 110
3 Look Smaller 显得少了 111
4 There Were Only Men’s Clothes 只有男装 111
5 Rotten 糟透了 112
6 Counting Sheep 数羊 112
7 How Do I Get the Gum Out 怎样把口香糖取出来 113
8 Be Able to Read after Wearing Glasses 戴上眼镜后能阅读 113
9 Reduce Weight 减肥 114
10 Marked Everything Down 40 Percent 降价40% 114
11 Camera 照相机 115
12 Trial 审判 116
13 Wings 翅膀 117
14 The Foreman 领班 117
15 The Careless Mother 粗心的妈妈 118
16 Earth 地球 119
17 Who Is the Patient 谁是病人 120
18 I Am Lucky 我很幸运 120
19 You’re Absoluely Right 你绝对没错 121
20 I Have Done It! 我成功了 122
21 Where Am I 我在哪儿 123
22 Some People Will Never Learn 有些人永远也不肯接受教训 125
23 Only Wrong by Two 只比正确答案多二 126
24 A Real Drunk Guy 醉汉 127
25 Can You Guess the Answer 你能猜到答案吗 128
26 Genuine Alligator Shoes 真正的鳄鱼皮鞋 130
第六章 巧设妙计
1 Automatic Answering Machine 语音自助系统 134
2 It’s for You 给你的 134
3 Wife 妻子 135
4 Good News and Bad News 好消息与坏消息 135
5 Midway Tactics 中间战术 136
6 A Kiss a Meter 一米布料一个吻 137
7 Potato Punishment 处罚马铃薯 138
8 Have You Ceased Beating Your Wife? 你停止打你老婆了吗? 138
9 A Blind Man 瞎子 139
10 It’s the Time to Plant Potatoes 该种土豆了 140
11 Postal Love 邮寄爱情 141
12 Borrow Golf Clubs 借高尔夫球杆 142
13 Let Him Worry 将烦恼留给房东 143
14 Applaud 鼓掌 144
15 Franklin Likes Gambling 富兰克林喜欢打赌 145
16 Sneaky Lawyer 卑鄙的律师 146
17 Sell the Dog 卖狗 147
18 Perfect Match 绝配 148
19 The Truckie 卡车司机 149
20 Bad Impression 坏印象 150
21 Whose Horse 谁的马 151
22 After Supper It’s Time for Rest 晚饭后是休息时间 153
23 Flying to Paris 飞往巴黎 154
24 A Lost Child 迷路的小孩 155
25 The Way to Chase Away Ducks 把鸭赶走的方法 157
26 Prepare Three Envelopes 锦囊妙计 158
27 Smart Italian 精明的意大利人 160
28 Two Smart Blind Men 两个聪明的盲人 162
29 Scottish Three Kick Rule 苏格兰三踢法 164
30 What Did He Say 他说了什么 167
第七章 总统比逗
1 Whose Shoes Do You Polish 你擦谁的鞋子 172
2 Cross River 渡河 172
3 It’s Certainly All Right with Me 我没意见 173
4 I Am a Sacrifice to the Terrible Epidemic Now 嘴巴染上了口蹄疫 173
5 Clone Another Cheney 克隆一个副总统 174
6 Put Up with Her for Only 15 Minutes 林肯总统的无奈 175
7 Clinton Proposed to Hillary 克林顿向希拉里求婚 176
8 If You Graduate from Yale,You Become President 耶鲁出总统 177
9 It Is a Shoe Size 10 小布什遭鞋袭 178
10 Bush’s slip of the tongue 小布什总统的口误 179
11 Neither Am I the Vice President 奥巴马不适合做副总统 180
12 Have No More Room for a Vice President 副总统没有客房住 181
13 President Reagan and Republicans 里根总统与共和党人 182
14 Questions or George Bush 向布什总统提问题 184
15 Clinton’s Tragedy 克林顿的悲剧 185
16 Which Is More Powerful 什么东西更臭 187
17 President Anderson and the Devil 安德森总统与魔鬼 188
18 Off‐the‐cuff Remarks 丘吉尔的即兴妙语 190
19 Franklin 富兰克林 192
1 No Wonder They Put Him out 怪不得他们把他赶出来 2
2 Important Job 重要工作 2
3 A UsefuI Way 一个有用的方法 3
4 You Don’t Know My Father 你不了解我爸 3
5 What Did the Teacher Teach 老师教了什么 4
6 Wake Him Up 把他叫醒 4
7 Whose Father Was Stronger 谁的父亲更强壮 5
8 A Small Boy and a Donkey 小男孩与驴子 5
9 Witty Answer 机智的回答 6
10 The Wedding 婚礼 6
11 Who Should Be Given the Gift 礼物该给谁 7
12 Lost Purse 丢钱包 8
13 God and Grandma 上帝和祖母 8
14 Roast Pig 烤猪 9
15 It Wasn’t Deep 不深 10
16 Make Someone Else Glad 让别人高兴 11
17 Talking to God on the Telephone 和上帝通电话 12
18 Definitely 绝对 13
19 Intelligent Son 聪明的儿子 14
20 Four Rabbits 四只兔子 15
21 Only One Cake Left 只剩一块蛋糕了 16
22 A Gentleman 绅士 17
23 Stupid Orders 愚蠢的命令 18
24 On Miracle 论奇迹 20
25 Excuse 借口 21
26 Rescue Clinton in the River 克林顿河中获救 23
第二章 青葱象牙塔
1 Questions Before Examination 考前问题 26
2 History Repeats Itself 历史重演 26
3 What Is Courage 什么是勇气 27
4 0ur Tails 我们的尾巴 27
5 The Proof 证据 28
6 Humorous Teacher 幽默的老师 28
7 The Absent‐minded Professor 粗心的教授 29
8 Open‐book Exam 开卷考试 30
9 College Girl 女大学生 30
10 Preparing for the Final Examination 准备期末考试 31
11 Learning for Practice 学以致用 31
12 A Dollar per Point 一元换一分 32
13 Gravity 地心引力 33
14 Football‐Undefeated 从未败过的球队 34
15 We Are Here! 我们来了! 34
16 The English Literature Professor 英国文学教授 35
17 Nine Times Nine 9乘以9 36
18 Speak Up 大胆直言 37
19 Sleep over Lectures 课上睡觉 38
20 The Proportions Are Incorrect 比例不对 39
21 A Girl’s Examination 美女参加考试 40
22 A Skeleton Smoking 骷髅吸烟 41
23 What Do They Laugh for? 他们在笑些什么 42
24 Which Tire Was Flat 哪一只轮胎爆了 43
25 Freshmen Versus Seniors 新生和老生 45
第三章 离奇事件
1 A Branch 分店 50
2 Church Talk 教堂语言 50
3 Imitate Birds 模仿鸟儿 51
4 Belly Button 肚脐 52
5 Things Have Been Okay 一切还算正常 53
6 Chaude and Cold 热与冷 54
7 Rain 雨 55
8 Horse 马 55
9 The Child May Stay 孩子可以留下 56
10 A Car Accident 车祸 57
11 Recruit Students 招生 58
12 You Can Come Down Now 您可以下来了 59
13 The Parrot and the Bidder 鹦鹉和竞标者 60
14 The World’s Greatest Swordsman 世界上最伟大的击剑手 61
15 Successfully or Unsuccessfully 胜任还是不胜任 62
16 The Face‐lift 整容 63
17 Ancient Society 古老的社会 64
18 He Was Insured 他已被投保 65
19 Emma’s Heroic Act 艾玛的英勇行为 67
20 Polite Baby 有礼貌的孩子 68
21 Traveling 旅行 69
22 Crazy but Not Stupid 疯狂但不愚蠢 70
23 An Amazing Salesman 不可思议的销售员 71
24 Do You Have the Time 你知道时间吗 73
25 The Big Flood 大洪水 75
26 Are Blind Pilots Flying? 盲人飞行员? 77
27 The Pearl 珍珠 79
28 Shut Up, You Idiot 闭嘴,你个白痴 82
第四章 应景打趣
1 Is He Somebody 他是大人物吗 86
2 Four Sailors 四个水手 86
3 It Depends 看情况 87
4 There’s a Leaky 屋顶漏了 87
5 What Kind of Pie Is This 这是哪种馅饼 87
6 Change a Light Bulb 换灯泡 88
7 Know the Lady 认识 88
8 From Left to Right 从左往右写 89
9 Can I Get a Raise in My Wages 我能提薪吗 89
10 Which One Would You Carry Out 你将救出哪一幅 90
11 A Grandfather Clock 一座大摆钟 90
12 The Story of a Snail 蜗牛的故事 91
13 I Don’t Need to Take Off My Shoes 我不用脱鞋了 91
14 Better 好多了 92
15 Three Whistles 三声口哨 92
16 Who’s More Polite 谁更有礼貌 93
17 Slept through Summer 睡过了夏天 94
18 Key 钥匙 94
19 German or Jew 德国人还是犹太人 95
20 Predict the Weather 预测天气 96
21 A Humorous Truck Driver 风趣的卡车司机 96
22 I Missed Again 又没打中 97
23 The Allergy 过敏 98
24 Wall Street Drank Too Much 华尔街喝高了 100
25 The Beautiful Girl 漂亮女孩 101
26 Is the Car Yours 这车是你的吗 102
27 Bragging 吹嘘 103
28 Coincidence 巧合 105
29 Test for Admission 入门考试 107
第五章 天才哲学
1 Birthday 生日 110
2 Who Discovered America 谁发现了美洲 110
3 Look Smaller 显得少了 111
4 There Were Only Men’s Clothes 只有男装 111
5 Rotten 糟透了 112
6 Counting Sheep 数羊 112
7 How Do I Get the Gum Out 怎样把口香糖取出来 113
8 Be Able to Read after Wearing Glasses 戴上眼镜后能阅读 113
9 Reduce Weight 减肥 114
10 Marked Everything Down 40 Percent 降价40% 114
11 Camera 照相机 115
12 Trial 审判 116
13 Wings 翅膀 117
14 The Foreman 领班 117
15 The Careless Mother 粗心的妈妈 118
16 Earth 地球 119
17 Who Is the Patient 谁是病人 120
18 I Am Lucky 我很幸运 120
19 You’re Absoluely Right 你绝对没错 121
20 I Have Done It! 我成功了 122
21 Where Am I 我在哪儿 123
22 Some People Will Never Learn 有些人永远也不肯接受教训 125
23 Only Wrong by Two 只比正确答案多二 126
24 A Real Drunk Guy 醉汉 127
25 Can You Guess the Answer 你能猜到答案吗 128
26 Genuine Alligator Shoes 真正的鳄鱼皮鞋 130
第六章 巧设妙计
1 Automatic Answering Machine 语音自助系统 134
2 It’s for You 给你的 134
3 Wife 妻子 135
4 Good News and Bad News 好消息与坏消息 135
5 Midway Tactics 中间战术 136
6 A Kiss a Meter 一米布料一个吻 137
7 Potato Punishment 处罚马铃薯 138
8 Have You Ceased Beating Your Wife? 你停止打你老婆了吗? 138
9 A Blind Man 瞎子 139
10 It’s the Time to Plant Potatoes 该种土豆了 140
11 Postal Love 邮寄爱情 141
12 Borrow Golf Clubs 借高尔夫球杆 142
13 Let Him Worry 将烦恼留给房东 143
14 Applaud 鼓掌 144
15 Franklin Likes Gambling 富兰克林喜欢打赌 145
16 Sneaky Lawyer 卑鄙的律师 146
17 Sell the Dog 卖狗 147
18 Perfect Match 绝配 148
19 The Truckie 卡车司机 149
20 Bad Impression 坏印象 150
21 Whose Horse 谁的马 151
22 After Supper It’s Time for Rest 晚饭后是休息时间 153
23 Flying to Paris 飞往巴黎 154
24 A Lost Child 迷路的小孩 155
25 The Way to Chase Away Ducks 把鸭赶走的方法 157
26 Prepare Three Envelopes 锦囊妙计 158
27 Smart Italian 精明的意大利人 160
28 Two Smart Blind Men 两个聪明的盲人 162
29 Scottish Three Kick Rule 苏格兰三踢法 164
30 What Did He Say 他说了什么 167
第七章 总统比逗
1 Whose Shoes Do You Polish 你擦谁的鞋子 172
2 Cross River 渡河 172
3 It’s Certainly All Right with Me 我没意见 173
4 I Am a Sacrifice to the Terrible Epidemic Now 嘴巴染上了口蹄疫 173
5 Clone Another Cheney 克隆一个副总统 174
6 Put Up with Her for Only 15 Minutes 林肯总统的无奈 175
7 Clinton Proposed to Hillary 克林顿向希拉里求婚 176
8 If You Graduate from Yale,You Become President 耶鲁出总统 177
9 It Is a Shoe Size 10 小布什遭鞋袭 178
10 Bush’s slip of the tongue 小布什总统的口误 179
11 Neither Am I the Vice President 奥巴马不适合做副总统 180
12 Have No More Room for a Vice President 副总统没有客房住 181
13 President Reagan and Republicans 里根总统与共和党人 182
14 Questions or George Bush 向布什总统提问题 184
15 Clinton’s Tragedy 克林顿的悲剧 185
16 Which Is More Powerful 什么东西更臭 187
17 President Anderson and the Devil 安德森总统与魔鬼 188
18 Off‐the‐cuff Remarks 丘吉尔的即兴妙语 190
19 Franklin 富兰克林 192
作者简介
高雅哲,《时文选粹》《智慧背囊》《精美散文诗》《预见力》等书主编,作品涉及时尚生活、成功励志及健康领域。