幽默小故事
作者： 张恒（一）
Coffee and Money
咖啡和钱
A man goes to a coffee shop and the waiter comes over and asks，“Can I helpyou， sir？”
The man answers，“What does a cup of coffee cost？”
The waiter says，“That would be $2.60.”
“Alright， I’ll have one，”says the man. He takes 26 dimes1 out of his walletand throws them all on the ground. The waiter doesn’t want to make trouble2， sohe just picks up the money and brings the man his coffee.
A week later， the same man goes the coffee shop. He orders a coffee againbut this time he pays with a five dollar bill.
The waiter smelled an opportunity3 for revenge4. So when he brings thecoffee， he throws 48 nickels5 on the ground as change6. The man drinks his coffeeleaving the change on the ground. A few minutes later， he throws two dimes on thefloor and orders a second coffee.
一个男人去了一家咖啡店，服务生走过来问：“先生，请问要点什么？”
男人回答道：“一杯咖啡要多少钱？”
服务员说：“2.6 美元。”“好吧，我要一杯。”那人说。他从钱包里拿出26 个一角硬币，然后把它们都扔在地上。服务员不想惹麻烦，所以只是捡起钱，之后给他端上了咖啡。
一周后，这个人又去了咖啡店。他又点了一杯咖啡，但这次他付了一张五美元的钞票。服务员嗅到了复仇的机会，所以在端上咖啡时，他往地上扔了48个五分硬币作为找零。这个男人喝着他的咖啡，不管地上的零钱。几分钟后，他把两个一角硬币扔在地上，点了第二杯咖啡。
（二）
Good Question
有趣的问题
Teacher： If I had 6 oranges in one hand and 7 apples in the other， what would I have？
Student： Big hands！
教师：如果我一只手里有6 个橘子，另一只手里有7 个苹果，我有什么？
学生：一双大手！
（三）
Noun
名词
“A noun，”the teacher said，“is something you can think of， but you can’t touch it. Can you give me an example of one？”
“Sure，”a boy said.“My father’s new car.”
“一个名词，”老师说，“是你能想但不能触摸的东西。你能举一个例子吗？”
“当然能。”一个男孩说，“我爸爸的新车。”
（四）
Sitting and Doing Nothing
无所事事
A crow was sitting on a tree， doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him，“Can Ialso sit like you and do nothing all day long？”The crow answered，“Sure. Why not？”
So， the rabbit sat on the ground under the tree， and had a rest. A fox jumped onthe rabbit and ate it.
一只乌鸦栖息在树上，整天无所事事。一只兔子问它“： 我也能像你一样整天什么也不做吗？”乌鸦回答“： 当然能，为什么不行呢？”
于是，这只兔子坐在树下面的空地上休息。一只狐狸扑向这只兔子，把它吃掉了。
（英语原文选自：yingyuzhijia.com & jianshu.com）