爱华网魏晋时期的文学自觉和清谈之风推动了魏晋笑话的文体成熟。下面是小编带来的简短的有趣的英语笑话，欢迎阅读!
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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 旧金山
(2) develop v.发病
(3) recommend v.推荐
(4) horrified adj.惊恐的
(5) be located位于
(6) skyscraper n.摩天大楼
(7) rigidly adv.僵硬地
(8) clutch v.紧抓;紧握
(9) be used to习惯于
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① While _____vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache.
② The hotel desk clerk _____a dentist.
③ 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.
④ 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
在旧金山度假期间，我妹妹得了牙痛。宾馆接待员向她推荐了一名牙医。苏珊有恐高症，她惊恐地发现他的诊所位于摩天大楼的14层上，办公室有两面墙壁全用玻璃制成。
苏珊僵硬地坐在候诊椅里，紧紧地抓住两边的扶手，这时牙医进来了。“你总是这么紧张吗?”他问。
“这只是因为我不习惯这种高度。”苏珊回答，眼睛紧闭。
“哦，对不起，”他说。然后他把她的椅子降低了6寸。
练习参考答案：
① on ② recommended ③ located ④ rigidly ⑤ closed
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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.围墙
(2) kangaroo n.袋鼠
(3) exasperated adj.恼火的
Exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
① What had the zoo newly squired?
② Why did the zoo keep increasing the height of the fence?
③ How did the zoo director feel about it?
④ 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
动物园为刚引进的袋鼠建了一个特殊的八英尺高的围墙。但是第二天早上，人们发现这动物在围墙外面蹦跳着。于是围墙高度增加到十五英尺，但袋鼠还是跑了出来。动物园经理甚感恼火，又叫人把围墙高度加到三十英尺，但袋鼠还是逃了出来。一个长颈鹿问袋鼠：“你认为他们会把围墙建到多高?”
“我不知道，”袋鼠说，“如果他们继续开着大门，可能要修到一千英尺吧。”
练习参考答案：
① The zoo had newly acquired a kangaroo.
② Because the kangaroo kept getting out of the fence.
③ The director felt exasperated.
④ Because the door of the fence was not locked.
⑤ The passage implies that the zoo was in bad management.
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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 招生办主任
(2) prospective adj. 预期中的，可能的
(3) echo v. 重复，附和
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F)：
① The principal interviewed the student.
② The student was prospective.
③ The student chose forming as his career.
④ The student dreamed of becoming a millionaire.
⑤ The student's father was a millionaire.
90.梦想
农校的招生办主任在面试一个上线的学生，“你为何要选择这个职业?”他问。
“我梦想以经营农场来赚一百万元，就像我父亲一样。”这个学生回答说。
“你父亲经营农场赚了一百万元?”主任惊诧地问道。
“没有，”这位申请人回答道，“他总是梦想着赚到这个数目。”
练习参考答案：
①F②T③T④T⑤F
