背诵为王 第 二 册 第 37 课

（单词翻译）

Lesson37 Three Jokes
Joke 1
At my job as a dental receptionist， I answered the phone and noticed on the caller-ID screen that the incoming call was from an auto-repair shop． The man on the line begged to see the dentist because of a painful tooth． “Which side of your mouth hurts?” I asked the patient． He sighed and answered， “The passenger side．”
Joke 2
When I was twenty-eight， I was teaching English to freshmen¹ in a high school where occasionally the faculty² and staff were allowed to dress down． One of those days I wore a sweatshirt and slacks． A student came in and his eyes widened． “Wow!” he exclaimed． “You should wear clothes like that every day． You look twenty， maybe even thirty years younger!”
Joke 3
Heavily laden³ with groceries， an old lady asked a young clerk at the grocery store to accompany her to her car． Arriving there， she unlocked and opened the doors and， without thinking， sat down in the back seat to check off her list of errands． A moment later the perplexed⁴ clerk walked around the car to her． “Lady，” he said firmly． “I don't mind helping⁵ you load your groceries， but I really have to draw the line at driving you home．”

occasionally ? 偶尔的
dress down 穿便服
laden 负重
errand ? 使命，任务
perplexed ? 困惑的
draw the line (at) 反对

笑话三则
笑话一
我是一个牙科诊所的接待员，工作时我接到一个电话，我注意到来电号码显示电话是从一个汽车修理店打来的。电话那头一个男人恳求看医生，因为他有一颗牙实在太疼了。 “你哪边牙疼？”我问病人。他叹了口气说，“乘客座位那边。”
笑话二
我二十八岁时，在一所高中教新生英语，学校的教职员工偶尔可以穿着便装。一天，我穿着运动衫和休闲裤，一个学生进来了，他的眼睛一下瞪得老大。 “哇！”他大叫，“你应该每天都这样穿。你看起来年轻了二十，甚至三十岁！”
笑话三
有位老夫人买的东西太重了，她让杂货店里的一个年轻伙计帮她把东西搬上车。到了车边，老夫人打开车门就毫不犹豫地坐到后排座位上开始检查她的购货任务完成情况。过了一会，困惑的伙计绕过车子走到她面前。“太太，”他坚决地说，“我不介意帮您搬东西，但我的确不能开车送您回家。”