1.The Looney Bin
Late one night at the insane asylum (疯人院）one inmate shouted, “I am Napoleon!”Another one said, “How do you know?”
The first inmate said, “God told me!”
Just then, a voice from another room shouted, “I did not!”
翻译：
疯人院
一天晚上，在疯人院里，一个病人说：“我是拿破仑！”另一个说：“你怎么知道？”第一个人说：“上帝对我说的！”一会儿，一个声音从另一个房间传来：“我没说！”
2.For the Dog
The family seated in a restaurant had finished their dinner when Father Called over the waiter.
“My son has left quite a lot of meat on his plate,” explained Father, “Could you give me a bag so that I can take it home for the dog?”
”Gosh, Dad!” exclaimed the excited boy. “Have we got a dog then?”
翻译：
喂狗
一家人在饭馆里吃过晚饭，父亲把服务生叫了过来。
”先生，什么事？“服务生问。
”我儿子的盘子里剩下许多肉，“父亲说，”能给我们一个袋子吗？我把剩下的东西带回去喂狗。“
”啊呀，爸爸！“儿子激动地叫喊着。”咱家养狗了吗？“
3.All I do is pay
”My family is just like a nation,” Mr. Brown told his colleague. “My
wife is the minister of finance, my mother-in-law is the minister of war,
and my daughter is foreign secretary.”
”Sounds interesting, ” his colleague replied. “And what is your
position?”
”I’m the people. All I do is pay.”
翻译：
我要做的一切就是付钱
布朗先生告诉同事说：“我的家简直就象一个国家一样。我妻子
是财政部长。我岳母是作战部长，我女儿是外交秘书。”
“听上去挺有意思的，”他的同事说，“那你的职务是什么呢？”
“我就是老百姓。我要做的一切就是付钱。”
