英文幽默笑话：下雨

 A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly¹ began to rain very hard. They did² not have their umbrella with them， and there was³ nowhere⁴ to hide⁵ from the rain, so they were soon very wet, and the small boy did not feel very happy. 

　　For a long time while⁶ they were walking home through the rain, the boy was thinking⁷. Then at last he turned to his father and said⁸ to him, Why does it rain, Father? It isn't very nice, is it?

　　No， it isn't very nice, but it's very useful⁹, Tom, answered his father. It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep.

　　Tom thought¹⁰ about this for a few¹¹ seconds, and then he said, Then, why does it rain on the road too, Father? 

　　一个小男孩和他的父亲正在乡间行走，突然下起了大雨。 

　　他们没带伞，加上四下无处可以躲雨，所以很快他们浑身上下被淋湿了，小男孩感到很不好受。 

　　他们在雨中朝家走去，有好一会儿，那个男孩一直在思索着什么。后来终于他朝父亲转过脸去，问他说：爸爸，为什么天会下雨呢？下雨可不太好，是吧？ 

　　是呀，下雨是不太好，可是下雨也有很多有益的地方，汤姆。父亲回答说。老天爷下雨促使了为我们所食用的水果和蔬菜的生长，同样也促使牛羊所吃的青草的生长。 

　　汤姆对父亲的这番话想了一会，然后说：那么，父亲，老天爷为什么还要把雨下在路上呢？ 

1 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

2 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？

3 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。

4 nowhere   

adv.任何地方都不；无处，到处都无

参考例句：

• There's nowhere else I really want to go to.没有别的地方是我真正想去的。
• He had nowhere to go,so I took him in.他无处可去，所以我收留了他。

5 hide   

n.兽皮；迹象；躲藏处；vt.藏，隐瞒，遮避；剥…的皮；vi.躲藏

参考例句：

• She tried to hide her feelings.她设法掩藏她的感情。
• Are you trying to hide something from me?你是不是有什么事想瞒着我？

6 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

7 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

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 useful   

adj.有用的；有益的

参考例句：

• The horse is a useful animal.马是有用的动物。
• He's a useful member of the team.他是该队的一名强手。

10 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

11 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。