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Misunderstanding
One day, an Englishman who couldn’t speak Chinese came to China. He wanted to buy a pen in a small shop. In order to make himself more easily understood, he only said the word “pen” to the salesgirl at the shop, but she didn’t know English. She thought that the Englishman had wanted a basin, so she handed him a basin.
“No,” the Englishman said, which sounded like a Chinese word for “leak”. The salesgirl told the Englishman that the basin wouldn’t leak at all.
Seeing that he couldn’t get what he wanted, the Englishman said, “Bye.” Then he turned round to leave.
The salesgirl misunderstood the Englishman again, because the English word “Bye” sounded like “white” in Chinese. In a hurry, she said, “Please wait a moment; we do have some white ones!”
误会
一天,一个不会说汉语的英国人来到中国,想在一家小商店买支钢笔｡为了让人更容易明白他的意思,他只对商店的那位女售货员说了“pen”这个单词｡可是她不懂英语｡她以为那个英国人要买盆,于是就递给他一个盆｡
那个英国人回答说:“No.”这个单词的发音听上去像汉语中的“漏”,因此,女售货员告诉那个英国人说这个盆子一点都不漏｡
英国人见女售货员听不懂他的意思,就说了句“Bye”, 然后转身要离开｡
因为英语的“Bye” 听起来很像汉语的“白”,所以女售货员再次误会了那个英国人的意思｡她急忙说:“请稍等,我们真的有白色的盆!”
Which Friend?
As a teacher, I often see that children can be very noble. Once, several of my students were absent, and a pupil asked, “My friend hasn’t come today. When will he come back?”
“Which friend?”
She replied, “The one who used to hit me and then played with me. When is he coming back to play with me?”
哪一个朋友?
作为教师,我常常发现孩子们的品德是很高尚的｡有一次,我的几个学生没来上课,有一个学生问道:“今天我的朋友还没来呀｡他什么时候来?”
“哪一个朋友?”我问｡
她回答说:“就是过去常常打了我后来又跟我玩的那个｡他什么时候回来和我一起玩呀?”
Why Did It Make You Late?
Jim was late for school yesterday morning. He said to his teacher, Mr Green, “Excuse me for my coming late, sir. I watched a football match in my dream.”
“Why did it make you late?” asked the teacher.
“Because neither team could win the game, so it lasted a long time,” replied Jim.
它怎么会使你迟到呢?
昨天上午吉姆上学迟到了｡他对他的老师格林先生说:“请原谅,我来晚了,老师｡我梦见了一场足球赛｡”
老师问:“它怎么会使你迟到呢?”
吉姆回答说:“因为两个队不分胜负,所以持续了很长时间｡”
Where Were You Monday and Tuesday?
Jack was having trouble in going to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor. The doctor gave him some extra-strong sleeping pills.
On Sunday night Jack took some of the medicine, slept well and woke up before he heard the alarm. He got to the office on time, walked slowly in and said to his boss happily, “I had no trouble getting up this morning.”
“That’s fine,” shouted the boss, “but where were you Monday and Tuesday?”
星期一和星期二你在哪里?
杰克夜里睡不着觉,就去找医生看病｡医生给他开了一些特效安眠药片｡
星期天晚上杰克吃药后,睡得很好,而且在闹钟响之前就醒了｡他按时到了办公室,慢慢地走进去,高兴地对老板说:“今天早晨我毫不费劲就起床了｡”
“那好啊｡”老板大声说道｡“可星期一和星期二你在哪里?”
One day, an Englishman who couldn’t speak Chinese came to China. He wanted to buy a pen in a small shop. In order to make himself more easily understood, he only said the word “pen” to the salesgirl at the shop, but she didn’t know English. She thought that the Englishman had wanted a basin, so she handed him a basin.
“No,” the Englishman said, which sounded like a Chinese word for “leak”. The salesgirl told the Englishman that the basin wouldn’t leak at all.
Seeing that he couldn’t get what he wanted, the Englishman said, “Bye.” Then he turned round to leave.
The salesgirl misunderstood the Englishman again, because the English word “Bye” sounded like “white” in Chinese. In a hurry, she said, “Please wait a moment; we do have some white ones!”
误会
一天,一个不会说汉语的英国人来到中国,想在一家小商店买支钢笔｡为了让人更容易明白他的意思,他只对商店的那位女售货员说了“pen”这个单词｡可是她不懂英语｡她以为那个英国人要买盆,于是就递给他一个盆｡
那个英国人回答说:“No.”这个单词的发音听上去像汉语中的“漏”,因此,女售货员告诉那个英国人说这个盆子一点都不漏｡
英国人见女售货员听不懂他的意思,就说了句“Bye”, 然后转身要离开｡
因为英语的“Bye” 听起来很像汉语的“白”,所以女售货员再次误会了那个英国人的意思｡她急忙说:“请稍等,我们真的有白色的盆!”
Which Friend?
As a teacher, I often see that children can be very noble. Once, several of my students were absent, and a pupil asked, “My friend hasn’t come today. When will he come back?”
“Which friend?”
She replied, “The one who used to hit me and then played with me. When is he coming back to play with me?”
哪一个朋友?
作为教师,我常常发现孩子们的品德是很高尚的｡有一次,我的几个学生没来上课,有一个学生问道:“今天我的朋友还没来呀｡他什么时候来?”
“哪一个朋友?”我问｡
她回答说:“就是过去常常打了我后来又跟我玩的那个｡他什么时候回来和我一起玩呀?”
Why Did It Make You Late?
Jim was late for school yesterday morning. He said to his teacher, Mr Green, “Excuse me for my coming late, sir. I watched a football match in my dream.”
“Why did it make you late?” asked the teacher.
“Because neither team could win the game, so it lasted a long time,” replied Jim.
它怎么会使你迟到呢?
昨天上午吉姆上学迟到了｡他对他的老师格林先生说:“请原谅,我来晚了,老师｡我梦见了一场足球赛｡”
老师问:“它怎么会使你迟到呢?”
吉姆回答说:“因为两个队不分胜负,所以持续了很长时间｡”
Where Were You Monday and Tuesday?
Jack was having trouble in going to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor. The doctor gave him some extra-strong sleeping pills.
On Sunday night Jack took some of the medicine, slept well and woke up before he heard the alarm. He got to the office on time, walked slowly in and said to his boss happily, “I had no trouble getting up this morning.”
“That’s fine,” shouted the boss, “but where were you Monday and Tuesday?”
星期一和星期二你在哪里?
杰克夜里睡不着觉,就去找医生看病｡医生给他开了一些特效安眠药片｡
星期天晚上杰克吃药后,睡得很好,而且在闹钟响之前就醒了｡他按时到了办公室,慢慢地走进去,高兴地对老板说:“今天早晨我毫不费劲就起床了｡”
“那好啊｡”老板大声说道｡“可星期一和星期二你在哪里?”