A Silly Father

Mr. White was watching TV when his eight-year-old son came into the room. He cried, "Father, my grandpa just now slapped me in the face." Hearing that, Mr. White became very angry. And then he suddenly boxed his own ears heavily and said," You beat my son and I dare to beat yours."

傻爸爸

　　怀特先生在房间里看电视，他八岁的儿子走进来哭着说："爸爸，刚才爷爷打了我一耳光。"怀特先生听了非常生气，突然，他重重地扇了自己一耳光，说："你打我儿子，我也敢打你儿子。"

He Swore to Die

"If you refuse to marry me," he swore, "I shall die."

She refused him.

Sixty years later, he died.

他曾发誓要死

"如果你不答应嫁给我，"他发誓，"我就要去死。"

六十年后，他死了。

Goethe's Tolerance

Goethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of them stopped, staring at each other. Then the critic said.

"I will never make way for a fool."

"But I will," with that Goethe retreated aside.

歌德的容忍

　　有一次，歌德在魏玛一个公园的小路上散步。那条小路很窄，偏偏遇上了一个对他心存敌意的评论家。他们都停下来看着对方。评论家开口了：

"我从来不会给一个傻瓜让路。"

"但我会。"说完，歌德退到一旁。

Your Coat Is on Fire

The master, to impress on his pupils the need of thinking before speaking, told them to count fifty before saying anything important, and one hundred if it was very important.

The next day he was speaking, standing with his back to the fire, when he noticed several lips moving rapidly. Suddenly the whole class shouted: "Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, a hundred. Your coat is on fire, sir!"

您的大衣着火了

　　老师为了让学生记住先思考后发言，告诉他们在说出重要事情之前先数到50，如果是特别重要的事情，要先数到100。

　　第二天，当老师背靠着火炉讲课时，发现好几个学生的嘴唇在很快地不停地动。突然，全班学生一起喊道："九十八，九十九，一百。老师，您的大衣着火了！"