Top 10 Funny Store Signs

 　　1.Outside a muffler shop: "No appointment necessary, we hear you coming."

　　一家消声器店外："根本不用预约，我们听到你来了！"

　　2.Outside a hotel: "Help! We need inn-experienced people."

　　酒店门外："帮帮忙！我们缺少常住小酒馆的人。"

　　3.On a desk in a reception room: "We shoot every 3rd salesman, and the 2nd one just left."

　　接待室的桌上："三个一轮！我们要毫不留情地赶走第三个推销员！注：第二个刚刚离开。"

　　4.In a veterinarians waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes, Sit! Stay!"

　　兽医的候诊内："稍候5分钟。趴下，别动！"

　　5.At the electric company: "We would be de-lighted if you send in your bill. However, if you don't you will be."

　　在电气公司："如果你送来钞票，我们会很高兴；如果你不送，就会被断电。"

　　6.On the door of a computer store: "Out for a quick byte."

　　电脑专卖店门上："出去找一个更快的字节。"

　　7.In a restaurant window: "Don't stand there and be hungry, come on in and get fed up."

　　餐馆橱窗："别饿着肚子傻呆在那儿，进来吧，吃顿饱饭！"

　　8.Inside a bowling¹ alley²: "Please be quiet, we need to hear a pin drop."

　　在保龄球馆："保持安静，我们需要倾听大头针落地。"

　　9.In the front yard of a funeral home: "Drive carefully, we'll wait."

　　在墓地的前院："开车当心，我们会等着你的。"

　　10.In a counselors³ office: "Growing old is mandatory⁴, growing wise is optional.

　　在咨询师办公室："变老是由上帝控制的，变聪明是由自己控制的。

1 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

2 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

3 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。