读者文摘:九则引人思考的笑话(1)（在线收听）

Some jokes just make you chuckle, and thank goodness for them. But some punch lines make you stop mid-laugh and actually think.

有些笑话让你发笑，你会感谢它们。但是有些段子会让你停止大笑，开始思考。

One. An elderly woman is watching her grandson play on the beach when a huge wave comes in and sweeps him out to sea.

一位年长的女士正在看着她的孙子在沙滩上玩耍，这时一个巨浪冲了过来，把他卷到海里。

Frantic, she falls down on her knees and pleads, "Please, God, save my only grandchild.

她像发了疯一样，跪在地上祈祷，“老天，救救我的孙子吧。

Please, I beg you, bring him back." Suddenly another wave comes in and delivers the boy onto the beach, as good as new.

求求你，把他带回来吧。”突然另一个巨浪冲了过来，把小男孩送到了沙滩上，就像新的一样。

The grandmother looks up to heaven and shouts, "He had a hat!"

这个祖母看向天空，大喊道，“他刚才还有一顶帽子！”

In other words...Don't be a jerk. A little gratitude goes a long way.

换言之...别犯傻。一点点感激能让你走得更远。

Two. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night.

夏洛克·福尔摩斯和华生去露营。吃完晚饭，喝了一瓶酒后，他们晚上休息。

Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

几小时后，福尔摩斯醒来，轻推了他的好友。“华生，看看天空，告诉我你看到了什么。”

"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes," replies Watson. "And what do you deduce from that?"

华生回答，“我看到了无数的星星。”“你可以从中推断出什么？”

Watson ponders for a minute, then says, "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.

华生沉思了一分钟，然后说：“从天文学的角度来看，它告诉我有数百万个星系，可能还有数十亿颗行星。

Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.

从占星术上说，我观察到土星在狮子座。从气象学上说，我怀疑明天天气会很好。

Theologically, I can see that God is all-powerful and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe.

从神学上讲，我可以看到上帝是无所不能的，而我们只是宇宙中微不足道的一部分。

But what does it tell you, Holmes?" "Watson, you idiot!" Holmes says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"

可是它告诉您什么呢，福尔摩斯？”“华生，你真够白痴的！”福尔摩斯说。“有人偷了我们的帐篷！”

In other words ...Hey, genius: Smarts aren't always a substitute for common sense.

换言之...嘿，天才：聪明并不总是常识的替代品。

Three. One evening over dinner, a boy asked his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?" "That's disgusting," said the father.

一天晚饭时，一个男孩问他的爸爸：“爸爸，虫子好吃吗?”“真恶心，”父亲说。

"You know the rules—we don't talk about things like that while we're eating."

“你知道规矩——我们吃饭的时候是不能说这种话的。”

After dinner, the dad asked, "Now, what was it you wanted, son?" "Oh, never mind, Dad," the boy said.

晚饭后，爸爸问：“儿子，你想要什么？”“哦，没关系，爸爸，”男孩说。

"There was a bug in your soup, but now it's gone."

“你汤里有只虫子，但现在不见了。”

In other words...If you get stuck on following the rules, you might learn things the hard (and crunchy) way.

换言之...如果你坚持遵循这些规则，你可能会以一种困难的(和脆弱的)方式来学习。