captain speaking
This is your captain speaking. On behalf of my crew… I‘d like to welcome you aboard British Airways flight 602 from New York to London. We are currently flying at a height of 35,000 feet midway across the Atlantic. If you look out of the windows on the starboard side of the aircraft, you will observe that both the starboard engines are on fire. If you look out of the windows on the port side, you will observe that the port wing has fallen off. If you look down towards the Atlantic Ocean, you will see a little yellow life raft with three people in it to waving at you. That‘s me, the copilot, and one of the air stewardesses. This is a recording.
翻译:
机长的声音
这是你们机长的声音。请允许我代表全体工作人员，欢迎你们乘坐英国航空公司602号航班从纽约飞往伦敦。我们此时在大西洋上空35,000英尺的高度。如果你从飞机的右边向窗外看去，你将会发现右侧的两个引擎都已经起火。如果你从左边往外看，你就会看到那边的机翼已经脱落了。如果你俯视下面的大西洋，那么你会看到一艘黄色的救生筏，上面有三个人正在朝你挥手。那是我、副驾驶员还有我们的一名女乘务员。这是一段录音。
traffic accident
A man was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign … hit his car broadside, and knocked him cold. Passerbys pulled him from the wreck and revived him. He began a terrific struggle and had to be tranquilized by the medics. Later, when he was calm, they asked him why he struggled so. He said, “I remember the impact, then nothing. I woke up on a concrete slab in front of a huge, flashing ‘Shell‘ sign. And somebody was standing in front of the ‘S.‘
翻译:
交通事故
有个人开车行驶在上班的路上，一辆卡车闯红灯从侧面撞上了他的车，当时他就不省人事了。路旁的行人把他从车里拉出来并唤醒他。刚一醒过来，他就拼命的挣扎着，最后不得不用了药物才让他镇静下来。过了一会儿，他平静了，别人问他为什么要这么恐怖的挣扎，他说：“被撞之后我就什么都不知道了，当我醒过来，我发现我躺在了路边，前面是一个巨大的广告牌上面闪烁着‘壳牌’，但是有个人挡住了那个“S”。”(Shell去掉S就是hell,意思是地狱)
How much does it cost to have an obituary printed”
The phone rang in the obituary department of the local newspaper. “How much does it cost to have an obituary printed”? asked the woman. “It‘s five dollars a word, ma‘am,” the clerk replied politely. “Fine,” said the woman after a moment. “Got a pencil?” “Yes ma‘am.” “Got some paper?” “Yes ma‘am.” “Okay, write this down: ‘Cohen dead‘.” “That‘s all?” asked the clerk disbelievingly. “That‘s it.” “I‘m sorry ma‘am, I should have told you – there‘s a five word minimum.” “Yes, you should‘ve,” snapped the woman. Now let me think a minute… okay, got a pencil?” “Yes ma‘am.” “Got some paper?” “Yes, ma‘am.” “Okay, here goes: ‘Cohen dead. Cadillac for Sale.‘”
翻译:
登一篇讣告多少钱？
地方报社负责刊登死亡讣告的部门电话响了。“登一篇讣告多少钱？”一位女士问。“五美元一个字，太太。”书记员礼貌地回答。“好的，”女士沉默了一小会儿，“拿着笔呢吗？”“是的，夫人。”“纸呢？”“是的，夫人。”“好的，这样写：‘科恩去世了’”“就这些了？”书记员疑惑地问道。“对，就这些。”“很抱歉，夫人，我刚才没有告诉您，在我们这登讣告最少也得五个字。”“没错，你就应该告诉我，”女士有点生气了，“现在我得考虑一下，嗯…拿着笔呢吗？”“是的，夫人。”“纸呢？”“是的，夫人。”“好的，这样写：‘科恩去世了，出售一辆卡迪拉克轿车。’”
a letter to God
A little boy needed $50 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $50. When the post office received the letter to God, USA, they decided to send it to the president. The president was so amused that he instructed his secretary to send the boy a $5 bill. The president thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy. The little boy was delighted with the $5 bill and sat down to write a thank-you note to God, which read: Dear God: Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you sent it through Washington, D.C., and, as usual, those turkeys kept $45 in taxes.
翻译:
写给上帝的信
有个小男孩非常需要50美元，他为此祷告了数周但是什么也没发生。后来，他决定写封信向上帝索要这50美元。邮局接到这封信，想了想觉得还是应该交给总统比较好。总统被逗笑了，于是指示秘书寄给小男孩5美元，因为他觉得5美元对于一个小孩来讲已经是不少了。小男孩收到了钱很高兴，给上帝回了一封感谢信，信里写道：尊敬的上帝，非常感谢你把钱寄给我。然而，我发现这些钱是通过白宫寄出的，因此，和往常一样，那帮家伙收了我45美元的税。
