They Aren’t Ours
　　Mrs. Jones had invited some friends for dinner. The time for dinner was coming， and she found her husband taking the umbrellas away from the stand.
　　“What are you doing that for？” she asked. “Are you afraid they will be stolen？”
　　“No， not that，” said Mr. Jones， “I’m afraid they will be recognized1.”
　　不是我们的
　　琼斯太太邀请一些朋友来吃晚餐。晚餐的时间快到了，她却发现她的丈夫正把雨伞从雨伞架上拿走。
　　“你为什么这样做？”她问道，“你是害怕雨伞被偷吗？”
　　“不，不是那样，”琼斯先生回答，“我是怕它们会被认出来。”
　　When a Tiger Comes
　　Two men are walking through the forest. All of a sudden， a tiger appears from a distance， running towards them.
　　One of the men takes out a pair of running shoes from his bag and starts to put them on. The other man with a surprised look and says， “Do you think you will run faster than the tiger with those？”
　　His friend answers， “I don’t have to outrun it. I just have to run faster than you.”
　　老虎来了
　　两个男人正穿过丛林，突然，远处出现了一只老虎，正在向他们跑来。
　　其中一个人从包里拿出一双跑步鞋，开始穿上。另一个人惊奇地看着他，说：“你以为穿上这个就可以跑得过老虎吗？”
　　他的朋友回答道：“我不用跑得过它，我只要跑得比你快就行了。”
　　Six or Twelve
　　A lady went into a pizza shop. When she said that she’d like a medium pizza， the assistant asked her how many pieces she’d like to have it cut into， six or twelve. “Oh， goodness， six please，” said the lady， “I don’t think I could ever eat twelve.”
　　六还是十二
　　一位女士走进一家比萨店，她说想要一个中等大的比萨，店员问她希望把比萨切成六块还是十二块。“噢，天啊，请帮我切成六块。”女士说，“我可不认为我能吃得下十二块比萨。”
　　I’m Sure It Is Fresh
　　A new restaurant opened in our town， so Walter and I decided to try it. As the waiter took our order， Walter asked if the coffee was fresh. “I’m sure it is，” answered the waiter， “We’ve only been open for two weeks.”
　　绝对新鲜
　　镇上开了一家新餐馆，我和沃尔特决定去尝尝。服务员给我们点菜时，沃尔特问餐馆的咖啡是否新鲜。“绝对新鲜，”服务员回答说，“我们才刚开了两个星期。”