A

Jack：Yesterday I saw you running down the street pushing your bicycle.

Jim：Yes. I was late for an appointment（約會）and didn’t have time to get on（上車）.

B

Amy：Anne kissed me.

Mother：How nice！Did you kiss her back， dear？

Amy：Of course not. I kissed her face.

注：back有兩解：①背部；②作為回報。

C

Teacher：It’s the law of gravity（重力）that keeps us from falling off the earth.

Sheila：What kept us from falling off before the law was passed？

注：law：①法律；②定律，法則。

D

Teacher：Now， class， are there any questions？

Dan：Yes. Where do these words go when you rub them off the blackboard？

E

Father：What did you learn in school today， son？

Son：I learned to say，“Yes， sir; no， sir; thank you， sir.”

Father：You did？

Son：Yes， sir.

F

Teacher：Sam， if you had three apples and ate one， how many would you have?

Sam：Three. Two outside and one inside.

G

Bud：I’m so late this morning because every step I took， I slipped（滑倒）back two.

Teacher：At that rate（那樣的話）， you wouldn’t be here now.

Bud：Oh， I turned around and walked the other way.

H

Ann：I’m saving money to buy one of those small Japanese radios.

Nan：But can you understand what they’re saying？

I

Teacher：If you stood with your back to the north and faced due south（正南）， what would you be on your left hand？

Bess：Fingers.

J

Woman at movies：If my hat prevents you from seeing the picture， I’ll remove it.

Man：Please don’t bother（操心）.Your hat is funnier than the picture.

K

Taxi driver：Sorry， I forgot to turn on the meter（計程表）and I don’t know how much to charge you.

Passenger：That’s OK. I forgot to bring money， so I can’t pay you anyway.

L

Customer：What do these coins（硬幣）mean in my soup？

Waiter：Well， sir， you said you’d stop eating here if there wasn’t some change in the food.

注：change：①改變；②零錢。

M

Harry：My face is my fortune（財產(chǎn)）.

Henry：You’ll never have to pay any income tax（所得稅）.

N

Doctor：You’re coughing more easily this mornng.

Patient：I should. I’ve been practicing all night.

O

Mother：Please close the window， son. It’s cold outside.

Son：If I close the window， will it be warm outside？

P

Uncle Jack：Did you catch all those fish by yourself？

Smart Alex：Oh， no， I had a worm to help me.

Q

Ned：Pardon me for walking on your feet（踩了腳）.

Ted：That’s okay. I often walk on my own feet.

R

Student：Professor， why do you use three pairs of glasses？

Professor：Well， one is for close， one is for distance， and the third is to look for the other two.

S

Bill：Did you hear about the burglar（竊賊）at alarm（響警鈴）？

Marty：No， what about it？

Bill：The burglar didn’t hear about it either. That’s why he’s in jail（坐牢）now.

T

Fred：My teacher does good bird imitations（模仿鳥的動作）.

Ted：What kind of bird？

Fred：She watches me like a hawk（鷹）.

U

Harry：Sorry you have a toothache. I’d have that tooth pulled if it were mine.

Larry：So would I， if it was yours.