英语笑话(一)(3)
We really shouldn’t play a joke on kids. Back in second grade at primary school, I was so naughty that my mom used to threaten me that she would sell me for money. It sounded as if she meant it and I took it seriously. I cried and told my monitor. He was very nervous and led the whole class to my house after school to beg my mom not to sell me. When so many kids were kneeling in front of mom who was playing mahjong, she got totally shocked...
其实小孩子真的不能随便开玩笑。小学二年级的时候,我因为淘气,我妈说要把我卖掉,我妈的语气特别真实。我当真了,上学的时候哭着告诉了我们班长,班长也很着急,放学后帮我叫了全班同学到我家里,求我妈不要把我卖掉。当一大片孩子跪倒在地的时候,正在打麻将的我妈彻底惊了……
One day, I asked my dad, “Dad? Why am I one of the poor second generations instead of one of the rich second generations? Why didn’t you work hard when you were young?” My dad got very serious and said, “Actually, you are not one of the poor second generations. There’s something I should tell you.” I got excited and thought my dad was extraordinary. Then, my dad opened our genealogy and said,”See, you are not one of the poor second generations, but one of the poor eighth generations!”