A small boy leading a donkey passed by an Army camp. A couple of soldiers wanted to have some fun with the lad(少年，小夥子) . What are you holding onto your brother so tight for, sonny? asked one of them.
So he won't join the army, the youngster replied without blinking an eye.
一個小男孩牽着頭驢子穿過部隊營房。兩名士兵想跟小傢伙開個玩笑：小孩，你把你哥哥牽得這麼緊幹什麼?
這樣，他就不會去參軍了。小傢伙眼都不眨地回答道。
It seems a farm boy accidentally overturned his wagon load of corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise. "Hey Willis!!" the farmer yelled, "Forget your troubles. Come in with us. Then I'll help you get the wagon up." "That's mighty nice of you, " Willis answered, "but I don't think Pa would like me to." "Aw, come on," the farmer insisted. "Well okay," the boy finally agreed, and added, "but Pa won't like it." After a hearty dinner, Willis thanked his host and said, "I feel a lot better now, but I know Pa is going to be real upset." "Don't be foolish," the neighbor said with a smile, "by the way, where is he?" "Under the wagon."
一個農家小孩好像意外打翻了一車玉米，住在附近的'一個農夫聽見了，喊道：“威利斯，先放那吧。過來和我們呆會兒，一會兒我幫你扶起來。”“太好了”，威利斯答道，“但是爸爸會不高興的。”“哎呀，快來吧”，農夫仍然在堅持。“好吧”，小男孩終於點頭答應了，“但是爸爸真的會不高興。”一頓豐盛的晚餐之後，威利斯向農夫表示感謝：“我覺得好多了，但是爸爸肯定很不高興。”“別傻了”，農夫笑着說，“哦，對了，你爸爸在哪了?”“車底下。”
Mother: Mary, why do you yell and scream so much? Play quietly like Eddie. See, he doesn't make a sound.
Mary: Of course he doesn't. Mom, it's part of the game we are playing. He is Daddy coming home late, and I'm you.
媽媽：瑪麗，你爲什麼這樣大喊大叫的? 爲什麼不能像艾迪那樣安安靜靜的玩兒呢?你看艾迪一聲兒都不出。
瑪麗：媽媽，艾迪當然不會出聲了，因爲我們倆正在玩爸爸回家遲到的遊戲呢，他扮演爸爸，我扮演你。