英语趣味小阅读.doc

Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date英语趣味小阅读13-14学年配套中学教材全解工具版 八年级英语（下）（人教版）Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came？趣味阅读.doc英语趣味小阅读1. A guy goes to visit his grandma and he brings his friend with him.While hes talking to his grandma, his friend starts eating the peanuts on the coffee table, and finishes them off. As theyre leaving, his friend says to his grandma, “Thanks for the peanuts.” She says, “Yeah, since I lost my dentures I can only suck the chocolate off.” 一名男子带着朋友去探望他的祖母。当他和祖母聊天时，他的朋友开始吃咖啡桌上放的花生，并把花生都给吃光了。他们离开时，他的朋友对祖母说:“谢谢您的花生。”结果祖母说:“唉！自从我牙齿掉光后，我就只能吮掉花生豆外层的巧克力了。”2. A father was trying to teach his son the evils of alcohol.He put one worm in a glass of water and another worm in a glass of whiskey. The worm in the water lived, while the one in the whiskey curled up and died.“All right, son,” asked the father, “What does that show you?”“Well, Dad, it shows that if you drink alcohol, you will not have worms.”一位父亲打算让自己的儿子知道酒精有多么可怕。他把分别把两只虫子放到一杯清水和一杯威士忌里作对比。清水里虫子安然无恙，结果威士忌里的虫子蜷缩了几下就挂掉了。“所以，儿子啊，”父亲问道，“得出什么结论？”“嗯，这说明，你只要喝酒的话，肚里就不会长虫了！”3. The Mean Mans Party The notorious mean man skate finally decided to have a party. Explaining to a friend how to find his apartment, he said, “Come up to the fifth floor and ring the doorbell with your elbow. When the door opens, push with your foot.”“Why use my elbow and foot?”“Well, gosh,” the mean man replied, “Youre not coming empty-handed, are you?吝啬鬼请客 一个出了名的吝啬鬼终于决定要请一次客了。他在向一个朋友解释怎么找到他家时说：“你上到五楼，然后用你的胳膊肘按门铃。门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。”“为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？”“你的双手得拿礼物啊。天呐，你总不会空着手来吧？”吝啬鬼回答。-