1、Once a simpleton’s wife told him to buy some ice.
Two hours later, he didn’t come back. She wanted to know why he didn’t come back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting.
“What’s the matter?” She asked him. “Why don’t you bring it in?”
“I saw the ice was wet and I was afraid that you would scold me so I’m running it dry.” The simpleton answered.
從前有一個笨人的.妻子讓她的丈夫買幾塊冰。
兩個小時後，他還沒回來。
她想知道他為什麼沒回來，就出去看了看，發現她的丈夫在門口站着，在太陽下曬冰，看着冰融化。
她問他：“怎麼啦?你為什麼不把它拿進來?”
“我看見冰是濕的，恐怕你會訓斥我，因此，我正在把它曬乾。”笨人回答道。
2、It was Christmas and the judge was in a benevolent mood as he questioned the prisoner. "What are you charged with?" he asked.
"Doing my christmas shopping early," replied the defendant.
"That's no offense," replied the judge, "How early were you doing this shopping?"
"Before the store opened," countered the prisoner.
那天是聖誕節，法官在審訊犯人時也有點惻隱之心。“你為什麼而被起訴?”他問。
“採購聖誕節物品過早。”被告答。
“這不算犯法，”法官回答，“你購物多早?”
在商店開門之前，“犯人應道。
3、A judge asked our group of potential jurors whether anyone should be excused, and one man raised his hand."I can't hear out of my left ear," the man told the judge."Can you hear out of your right ear?" the judge asked. The man nodded his head.
"You'll be allowed to serve on the jury," the judge declared. "We only listen to one side of the case at a time."
一位法官問我們這羣修補陪審員是否有人應當免權。一個人舉起了手。“我的左耳聽不見。”那人告訴法官。“你的右邊耳朵聽得見嗎?”法官問道。那人點了點頭。“你將被允許加入陪審團，”法官宣佈。“我們每次只聽一面之辭。”