魏晉時期的文學(xué)自覺和清談之風(fēng)推動了魏晉笑話的文體成熟。下面是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編帶來的簡短的有趣的英語笑話，歡迎閱讀!

　　簡短的有趣的英語笑話精選

　　He Lowered Her chair Six Inches

　　While on vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache. The hotel desk clerk recommended a dentist. Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that she was located on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls made entirely of glass.

　　Susan was sitting rigidly in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in. "Are you always this nervous?" he asked.

　　揑t' s just that I 'm not used to being up this high," Susan replied, eyes closed.

　　"Oh, I'm sorry," he said. Then he lowered her chair six inches.

　　Notes:

　　(1) San Francisco 舊金山

　　(2) develop v.發(fā)病

　　(3) recommend v.推薦

　　(4) horrified adj.驚恐的

　　(5) be located位于

　　(6) skyscraper n.摩天大樓

　　(7) rigidly adv.僵硬地

　　(8) clutch v.緊抓;緊握

　　(9) be used to習(xí)慣于

　　Exercises:

　　根據(jù)短文填空：

　?、?While _____vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache.

　?、?The hotel desk clerk _____a dentist.

　?、?Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that he was_____ on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls made _____of glass.

　?、?Susan was sitting _____in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in.

　　⑤ "It' s just that I'm not used to being up this high "Susan replied, eyes_____ .

　　88.他把她的椅子降低了6寸

　　在舊金山度假期間，我妹妹得了牙痛。賓館接待員向她推薦了一名牙醫(yī)。蘇珊有恐高癥，她驚恐地發(fā)現(xiàn)他的診所位于摩天大樓的14層上，辦公室有兩面墻壁全用玻璃制成。

　　蘇珊僵硬地坐在候診椅里，緊緊地抓住兩邊的扶手，這時牙醫(yī)進(jìn)來了。“你總是這么緊張嗎?”他問。

　　“這只是因為我不習(xí)慣這種高度。”蘇珊回答，眼睛緊閉。

　　“哦，對不起，”他說。然后他把她的椅子降低了6寸。

　　練習(xí)參考答案：

　?、?on ② recommended ③ located ④ rigidly ⑤ closed

　　簡短的有趣的英語笑話閱讀

　　The ability of the Kangaroo

　　The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zoo director had the height increased to 30 feet, but the kangaroo still escaped. A giraffe asked the kangaroo, "How high do you think they'll build the fence?"

　　"I don't know, " said the kangaroo. "Maybe a thousand feet if they keep leaving the gate unlocked.

　　Notes:

　　(1) enclosure n.圍墻

　　(2) kangaroo n.袋鼠

　　(3) exasperated adj.惱火的

　　Exercises:

　　根據(jù)短文回答下列問題：

　　① What had the zoo newly squired?

　?、?Why did the zoo keep increasing the height of the fence?

　　③ How did the zoo director feel about it?

　?、?Why could the animal still escape even when the fence was increased to a height of 30 feet?

　　⑤ What does the passage imply?

　　89.袋鼠的能力

　　動物園為剛引進(jìn)的袋鼠建了一個特殊的八英尺高的圍墻。但是第二天早上，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)這動物在圍墻外面蹦跳著。于是圍墻高度增加到十五英尺，但袋鼠還是跑了出來。動物園經(jīng)理甚感惱火，又叫人把圍墻高度加到三十英尺，但袋鼠還是逃了出來。一個長頸鹿問袋鼠：“你認(rèn)為他們會把圍墻建到多高?”

　　“我不知道，”袋鼠說，“如果他們繼續(xù)開著大門，可能要修到一千英尺吧。”

　　練習(xí)參考答案：

　　① The zoo had newly acquired a kangaroo.

　?、?Because the kangaroo kept getting out of the fence.

　　③ The director felt exasperated.

　?、?Because the door of the fence was not locked.

　　⑤ The passage implies that the zoo was in bad management.

　　簡短的有趣的英語笑話學(xué)習(xí)

　　Dream

　　The school of agriculture's dean of admissions was interviewing a prospective student. "Why have you chosen this career?" he asked.

　　"I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like my father," the student replied.

　　"Your father made a million dollars in farming?" echoed the impressed dean.

　　"No," replied the applicant. "But he always dreamed of it.

　　Notes:

　　(1) dean of admissions 招生辦主任

　　(2) prospective adj. 預(yù)期中的，可能的

　　(3) echo v. 重復(fù)，附和

　　Exercises:

　　根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F)：

　　① The principal interviewed the student.

　?、?The student was prospective.

　　③ The student chose forming as his career.

　?、?The student dreamed of becoming a millionaire.

　　⑤ The student's father was a millionaire.

　　90.夢想

　　農(nóng)校的招生辦主任在面試一個上線的學(xué)生，“你為何要選擇這個職業(yè)?”他問。

　　“我夢想以經(jīng)營農(nóng)場來賺一百萬元，就像我父親一樣。”這個學(xué)生回答說。

　　“你父親經(jīng)營農(nóng)場賺了一百萬元?”主任驚詫地問道。

　　“沒有，”這位申請人回答道，“他總是夢想著賺到這個數(shù)目。”

　　練習(xí)參考答案：

　?、貴②T③T④T⑤F