1. How Much Is the Plane Fare？
　　A man walked into a dry cleaner’s in New York.
　　“Would you please press this suit for me？” he asked.
　　“Yes， sir.”
　　“How much is it？”
　　“Four dollars.”
　　“You must be mad！” shouted the man. “In Los Angeles I can get it done for two dollars.”
　　“Is that so？ And how much is the plane fare？”
　　飞机票价是多少？
　　有个人走进纽约市的一家干洗店。
　　“请你给我熨这套衣服，好吗？”他问道。
　　“当然可以，先生。”
　　“多少钱？”
　　“4美元。”
　　“你准是疯了！”这人大声喊道：“在洛杉矶我只花2美元就可以了。”
　　“是这样吗？那飞机票价是多少呢？”
　　2. I Don’t Know
　　Polly： What’s the weather like today？
　　Molly： I don’t know — it’s so cloudy that I can’t see.
　　不知道
　　波莉：今天天气怎么样？
　　莫莉：我不知道——天阴得厉害，我什么也看不见。
　　3. Sold Out
　　In a bookshop， a writer found all the books on the shelves were written by him. He was very pleased.
　　“Where are the other writers’ books？” he asked.
　　“They have been sold out.” was the answer.
　　都卖完了
　　有位作家在一家书店里看到书架上放着的都是他写的书，他非常高兴。
　　“其他作家的书呢？”他问道。
　　回答是“都卖完了。”
　　4. The First Time
　　Patient： I’m so frightened — this is my first operation.
　　Doctor： I know just how you feel — this is my first operation， too.
　　第一次
　　病人：我太害怕了——因为这是我第一次动手术。
　　医生：我理解你——这也是我第一次给别人动手术。