Lesson28 Three Jokes
Joke 1
I sold an item through eBay but it got lost in the mail， so I stopped by mylocal post office and asked them to track it down． “It's not that simple，” the clerk replied． “You have to fill out a mail-loss form before we caninitiate a search．” “Okay，” I said． “I'll take one．” He searchedhis counter， and then went to ask some other clerks， who did the same —only to return and confess， “You'll have to come back later． We can'tfind the forms．”
Joke 2
A couple of hours into a visit with my mother she noticed I hadn't lit up acigarette once． “Are you trying to kick the habit?” “No，” I replied，“I've got a cold and I don't smoke when I'm not feeling well．” “You know，” she observed， “you'd probably live longer if you were sick more often．”
Joke 3
Kids have a greater need for speed than classroom computers can deliver．Impatient to turn in his term paper， one restless student kept clicking the“Print” command． The printer started to churn out copy after copy of thekid's ten-page report． The topic? “Save Our Trees．”
track 追踪
clerk 办事员
initiate ? 开始
confess ? 承认
light up 点燃
restless ? 坐立不安
command ? 命令
churn out 费力地送出来（指复印机）
笑话三则
笑话一
我通过易趣网出售一件物品，但在邮寄时遗失了，所以我去了当地的邮政局，请求他们把物品找回来。“这可不那么简单，”办事员回答。“在我们开始查找之前，你必须填一份邮件遗失表。”“好的，”我说，“我可以填一份。”他在柜台上翻找表格，然后又去问其他办事员，他们也在柜台上翻找。最后，他只得回来承认，“你必须等一下再来。我们找不到表格了。”
笑话二
我去探望我的母亲，几小时后她注意到我还没有点过一次香烟。“你是不是想戒了这个坏习惯？”“不，”我回答，“我感冒了，在我感到不舒服的时候我不抽烟。”“你知道，”她说，“如果你多生几次病，你可能会活的更久些。”
笑话三
教室里的电脑总是不能满足孩子们对速度的需求。一个坐立不安的学生正不耐烦地要递交他的学期论文，他不停地点击“打印”的命令。打印机开始一页一页艰难地打印这孩子的十页论文。论题是什么呢？“救救我们的树”。
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