To Buy a Video Amos asked his mother whether they could have a video. "I’m afraid we can’t afford one," sighed his mother. But on the following day in came Amos, staggering beneath the weight of a brand-new video. "How on earth did you pay for that?" gasped his mother. "Easy, Mum." replied Amos, "I sold the television!" 买录像机 艾莫斯问妈妈他们是否能买一台录像机。 “恐怕我们还买不起,”妈妈叹息着说。 可第二天当艾莫斯回来时,他摇摇晃晃地搬着一台全新的录像机。 “你究竟是哪儿来的钱买这东西?”妈妈大吃一惊,喘着气说。 “妈妈,这简单,”艾曼斯回答。“我把电视机给卖了!”
Sharing the Apples Harry was given two apples, a small one and a large one, by his Mum. "Share them with your sister," she said. So Harry gave the small one to his little sister and started touching into the large one. "Cor!" said his sister, "If Mum had given them to me I’d have given you the large one and had the small one myself." "Well," said Harry, "that’s what you’ve got, so what are you worrying about?" 分苹果 妈妈给了哈里两个苹果,一个大一点,另一个小点儿。 “跟妹妹分着吃。”妈妈说。 所以,哈里就把小个的给了妹妹,自己开始啃那个大个的。 “哼,”妹妹说,“如果妈妈给了我, 我会把大的给你,把小的留给自己的。” “对呀,”哈里说,“你拿到的不就是小的吗?还着什么急呀?”