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admit that you are a bad work of nature。”
拿破仑病了
杰克就读于一所大学的历史系。可是第一学期结束时,历史课教授没让他及格,学校督促他退学。杰克的父亲决定亲自去见教授,强烈要求杰克继续明年的学业。
“他是个好孩子,”杰克的父亲说:“您若是让他通过考试,我相信他明年会取得很大的进步,学期结束时,他一定会取得好成绩的。”
“不,不,不会的,”教授马上回答。“你知不知道?上个月我问他拿破仑什么时候死的,他都不知道。”
“先生,请原谅他一次吧。”杰克的父亲说,“您不知道,恐怕是因为我们家没有订任何报纸。我们全家人甚至连拿破仑病了都不知道。”
Napoleon Was Ill
Jack had gone to the university to study history; but at the end of his first year; his history professor failed him in his examinations; and he was told that he would have to leave the university。 However; his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year。
“He’s a good boy;” said Jack’s father;“and if you let him pass this time; I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well。”
“No; no; that’s quite impossible;” replied the professor immediately。 “Do you know; last month I asked him when Napoleon had died; he didn’t know!”
“Please; sir; give him another chance;” said Jack’s father。“You see; I’m afraid we don’t take any newspaper in our house; so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill。”
绳子还是公牛
在监狱里,一个人问新来的犯人是什么原因被关进来的。新来的犯人回答说:“我觉得自己真是倒霉极了。几天前,我走在街上,看见地上有一根脏绳子。我原以为没人要了,便顺手捡起来带回了家。”
“可是捡一根绳子带回家根本不犯法啊!”
“我告诉过你我倒霉吧?”那个人叹了一口气,说道,“麻烦的就是,我没有看到绳子的那一头还有一头公牛。”
Rope or Ox
The man in the prison asked a new er why he was sent there。 The new er answered:“I am out of luck; I think。 A few days ago I was walking in the street when I saw a piece of dirty rope。 I thought nobody wanted it and so I picked it up and took it home。”
“But it is not against the law to pick up a piece of rope and take home!”
“I told you I had bad luck; didn’t I?” the
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