An antiques collector was passing a small shop when he noticed a cat on the sidewalk out front, licking milk from a saucer. The man immediately realized the saucer was very old and valuable. He stepped into the shop with an uninterested look and asked to buy the cat. "I'm sorry, " the shop owner said, "but the cat is not for sale: " "Please, " the collector urged, "I need a cat around my house to catch mice. I'll give you 20 dollars. " "The cat is yours," the owner said taking the money. "Listen," the collector added, "I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer as well. The cat seems to like it and I'd hate to have him give it up. " "Sorry," the shop owner answered, "but that saucer brings me luck. Why, just this week I've sold 68 cats!"
冷笑話英語翻譯二：
When his wife was expecting their third child, a father decided to tell his two sons, ages seven and nine, the facts of life. He checked out several books from the library on how parents should approach the subject. After stumbling through an explanation, he took a deep breath, and said, "Now, boys, do you have any questions?" "Yes," the younger boy answered immediately. "Go ahead," said the man, his heart in his throat. "Can we," his son asked, "have new baseball gloves?"
冷笑話英語翻譯三：
I asked a colleague of mine how he liked the shirt his daughter had given him as a gift. "The color and the design are nice," he said. "But the sleeves are three inches too long." I suggested that perhaps it was made for a much taller man. "I don't think so," he said. "If I stand on my toes, it still fits the same."