英文幽默笑话：幸运的母亲

 A young mother believed¹ that it was² very wrong to waste⁴ any food when there were so many hungry people in the world. One evening, she was giving her small daughterher tea before putting her to bed. First she gave⁵ her a slice⁶ of fresh⁷ brown bread and butter, but the child said⁸ that she did⁹ not want it like that. She asked for some jam on her bread as³ well. 

　　Her mother looked at her for a few¹⁰ seconds and then said, When I was a small girl like you, Lucy, I was always given¹¹ either¹² bread and butter, or bread and jam, but never bread with butter and jam. 

　　Lucy looked at her mother for a few moments with pity¹³ in her eyes and then said to her kindly¹⁴, Aren't you pleased¹⁵ that you've come to live with us now? 

　　一位年轻的母亲认为，世界上还有许多受饥饿的人，浪费食物真不应该。有天晚上，在安排幼小的女儿睡觉之前，她给女儿喂夜宵。她先给她一片新鲜的黑面包和黄油，但孩子说她不喜欢这样吃。她还要一些果酱涂在面包上。 

　　母亲看了女儿几秒钟，随即说道，露茜，当我象你一样小的时候，总是吃面包加黄油，或者面包加果酱，从来没有面包既加黄油又加果酱。 

　　露茜看了母亲一会儿，眼中露出怜悯的神情，然后她柔声说：您现在能跟我们生活在一起难道不感到高兴吗？

1 believed   

v.相信( believe的过去式和过去分词 )；认为；以为；对…信以为真

参考例句：

• They believed she was possessed by devils. 他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
• It would be interesting to know what he really believed. 了解他的真实信仰会是很有意思的。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 waste   

v.浪费；滥用

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• If you give her money,she'll only waste it.如果你把这笔钱给她，她只会把它浪费掉。

5 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

6 slice   

n.薄的切片，一部份；v.切成薄片，分配

参考例句：

• Give me a slice of bread please.请给我一片面包。
• Don't slice the meat so thick.别把肉切得这么厚。

7 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

8 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

11 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

12 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

13 pity   

n.遗憾，同情，可惜；v.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• I pity him from the bottom of my heart.我从心里怜悯他。
• It was a pity that the weather was so bad.天气这样恶劣，真遗憾。

14 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

15 pleased   

adj.高兴的，快乐的，喜欢的，满意的

参考例句：

• She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息，她很高兴。
• Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来，我们都很高兴。