双语幽默小故事 可爱的称呼（三则）

　　1、Endearing terms

　　英语幽默故事：可爱的称呼

　　Bernie was invited to his friend‘s home for dinner。 Morris， the host， preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms， calling her Honey， My Love， Darling， Sweetheart， etc。 Bernie looked at Morris and remarked， “That is really nice， that after all these years that you have been married， and you keep calling your wife those pet names。” Morris hung his head and whispered，“ To tell the truth， I forgot her name three years ago。”

　　Bernie应邀来到他的朋友Morris家吃晚餐。在朋友家，Bernie发现，不管问他老婆什么问题，Morris总要在每句话的前面加上一些亲密的称呼，象蜜糖，我的爱人，亲爱的，甜心等等。Bernie对Morris说，“你们夫妻俩真够亲密的，结婚这么多年了，你还叫她叫得那么亲密。”Morris低下头，小声地对Bernie说，“老实跟你说吧，三年前我忘记老婆的真名是什么了。”

　　2、 老虎来了

　　Two guys were walking through the jungle。 All of a sudden， a tiger appears from a distance， running towards them。 One of the guys takes out a pair of “Nikes” from his bag and starts to put them on。 The other guy with a surprised look and exclaims， “Do you think you will run faster than the tiger with those？” His friend replies： “I don‘t have to out run it， I just have to run faster than you。”

　　两个男人正在穿过丛林，突然，一只老虎出现在远处，向他们冲来。 其中的一个人从包里拿出一双“耐克”鞋，开始穿上。另一个人惊奇地看着他说，“你以为穿上这个就可以跑得过老虎吗？” 他的朋友回答道：“我不用跑得过它，我只要跑得比你快就行了。”

　　3、Lady First

　　女士优先

　　teacher asked her class： “Is the sentence ‘ The ox and the cow are in the fields’ correct？” Most of the children said： “Yes， it is all right！” And only one little boy said： “No， it is not correct。 The lady must be mentioned first。”

　　一位老师问班上的学生：”公牛和母牛在田里“这个句子对吗？” 大多数学生回答说：“对，一点不错。” 只有一个小男孩说：“不对，应该先说女士。”