HeWon

　　Tommy:Howisyourlittlebrother,Johnny?Johnny:Heisillinbed.Hehurthimself.

　　Tommy:That'stoobad.Howdidthathappen?

　　Johnny:Weplayedwhocouldleanfurthestoutofthewindow,andhewon.

　　他赢了

　　汤姆：约翰尼,你小弟弟好吗?

　　约翰尼：他害病卧床了.他受了伤.

　　汤姆：真糟糕,怎么回事儿?

　　约翰尼：我们做游戏,看谁能把身子探出窗外最远,他赢了.

　　IHaveHisEarinMyPocket

　　Ivancamehomewithabloodynoseandhismotherasked,"Whathappened?"

　　"Akidbitme,"repliedIvan.

　　"Wouldyourecognizehimifyousawhimagain?"askedhismother.

　　"I'dknowhimanywhere,"saidIvan."Ihavehisearinmypocket."

　　他的耳朵在我衣兜里

　　伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里.他妈妈问,“发生了什么事?”

　　“一个男孩咬了我一口,”伊凡说.

　　“再见到他你能认出来吗?”妈妈问.

　　“他走到哪里我都能认出他,”伊凡说.“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢.”

　　AGoodBoy

　　LittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveyouyesterday?"

　　"Igaveittoapooroldwoman,"heanswered.

　　"You'reagoodboy,"saidthemotherproudly."Herearetwocentsmore.Butwhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?"

　　"Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy."

　　好孩子

　　小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱.

　　“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”

　　“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说.“你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说.“再给你两分钱.可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”

　　“她是个卖糖果的.”

　　Drunk

　　Oneday,afatherandhislittlesonweregoinghome.Atthisage,theboywasinterestedinallkindsofthingsandwasalwaysaskingquestions.Now,heasked,"What'sthemeaningoftheword'Drunk',dad?""Well,myson,"hisfatherreplied,"look,therearestandingtwopolicemen.IfIregardthetwopolicemenasfourthenIamdrunk."

　　"But,dad,"theboysaid,"there'sonlyONEpoliceman!"

　　醉酒

　　一天,父亲与小儿子一道回家.这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄,老是有提不完的问题.他向父亲发问道：“爸爸,‘醉’字是什么意思?”“唔,孩子,”父亲回答说,“你瞧那儿站着两个警察.如果我把他们看成了四个,那么我就算醉了.”“可是,爸爸,”孩子说,“那儿只有一个警察呀!”

　　Hospitality

　　Thehostessapologizedtoherunexpectedguestforservinganapple-piewithoutanycheese.Thelittleboyofthefamilylefttheroomquietlyforamomentandreturnedwithapieceofcheesewhichhelaidontheguest'splate.Thevisitorsmiled,putthecheeseintohismouthandthensaid:"Youmusthavebettereyesthanyourmother,sonny.Wheredidyoufindthecheese?""Intherat-trap,sir,"repliedtheboy.

　　好客

　　由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时,家里没有奶酪了,于是女主人向大家表示歉意.这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子.过了一会儿,他拿着一片奶酪回到房间,把奶酪放在客人的盘子里.客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子,你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好.你在哪里找到的奶酪?”“在捕鼠夹上,先生.”那小男孩说.

　　Friendshipisunconditionalanduncritical,basedonlyonmutualrespectandtheabilitytoenjoyeachother"scompany.Theseauthorityfiguresneversawthewayoneofuscoulddosomethingoutrageous,andtherestofuswouldjokeaboutitfordays.Wecouldhavefundoingabsolutelynothingatall—becausethecompanyweprovidedeachotherwithwasenough.Ratherthandiscussingoperas,Lewinsky,ortheweather,weenjoyedjusthangingaroundeachotherwithoutanyoneofustryingtooutsmarttheothers.Still,Irealizethattheseadultshadapointtobeconcernedaboutthedirectionmyfriendswereheading;Ialsowasconcernedforthem,butIwasn"tabouttoleavethem.ManytimesIwouldadvisemyfriendsthatsomeactivitymaybedangerousortothinkthingsthroughbeforedoingsomething,butIwouldneverclaimtoholdthemoralhighgroundandtocondescendtothem.Whe