是汤米打来的，他已经安全到家了。母亲问他今天下午在学校都做了些什么。“你们睡午觉了吗？你们唱歌了吗？”
汤米回答：“没有，我们学的是代数。”他的父母觉得既吃惊又迷惑，他们简直不敢相信幼儿园现在都上代数课了。
那天晚上，他们下班回到家，决定领着汤米到外面去吃晚餐，以庆祝这个重要的日子。在去餐厅的路上，他们路过一所高中。
“瞧！”汤米说，“那就是我的学校！”“汤米！”他的父亲说，“那是一所高中呀！只有大孩子才可以去的！”汤米回答：“你们不是告诉我，让我跟在大哥哥大姐姐身后去上学吗？我以为年龄越大，学习就会越好呢。”
First Day at School
It was Tommy’s first day at school。 Both his mother and his father had to work early in the morning。 Neither of them would be able to take him to school first thing in the morning on this significant day。 His parents were not happy about this but Tommy didn’t mind at all。 He was excited to be able to go all by himself like the big kids did in the older grades。 It seemed that Tommy’s only worry was how to find the school。
His parents told him that when he left the house that morning； he should watch where the big kids were going and follow them。
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All morning long； his mom and dad worried and fretted。 They couldn’t wait until lunch time。 That was when Tommy was supposed to phone。 At last； it was lunch time and Tommy called his parents to touch base。 His parents were so happy to hear from their boy。
“How is your very first day at school so far； son？” asked his dad。
“It’s good so far。 We’re learning lots of things。” said Tommy。
“What did you learn this morning； dear？” his mother asked。 “Did you learn how to tie your shoes？ Did you learn the letters of the alphabet？ Did you learn the colors of the rainbow？”
Tommy replied。 “No； we learned something more interesting than that。 We learned about the rivers and lakes of Bolivia。”
Tommy’s parents thought that was unusual for a child in kindergarten to learn。 But it had been so long since they had been in school they couldn’t remember。 They asked him to call them when he got home from school at the end of the day。
The afternoon passed slowly。 Tommy’s mom and dad worried about their little boy。 Finally； the phone rang at four o’clock。
It was Tommy。 He had arrived at home with no problems。 His mother asked him what he had done in school that afternoon。 “Did you have nap time？ Did you sing songs？”
Tommy replied； “No； We studied algebra。” His parents were surprised and confused。 They couldn’t believe that algebra was being taught in kindergarten now。
That night when they got home from work； they decided to take Tommy out for supper to celebrate his big day。 On the way to the restaurant； they passed the high school。 “Look！” Tommy said； “It’s my school！” “Tommy！” said his dad； “That’s the high school！ That’s only for big kids！” Tommy replied； “You told me to follow the big kids to school。 I thought the bigger the kids； the better the school。”
谁死得更惨
天堂门外站着三个男人。圣彼得说：“对不起，我们这里的人太多了，你们三个之中只有一个人能够进入天堂。所以，你们三个人之中，死得最惨的那个才能进来。”
第一个人说：“哦，我刚结婚不久，我很嫉妒我的妻子和她的男性朋友，于是上班的时候，我不准她见任何一个男性朋友。可我今天下班比较早，一到家我就发现咖啡桌上放着两个葡萄酒杯。我便问妻子为什么有两个杯子，她红着脸一言不发。我搜遍了整个屋子，想找出妻子的男性朋友，最后我看到有个人正抓着我家阳台的栏杆。一怒之下，我对着那双手一阵狂踢，直到那个流氓从15层楼上掉到一堆纸箱上。当我发现他还活着时，就搬起家里的冰箱扔了下去。就在这时，我突发心脏病而死。”
圣彼得说：“噢，够惨的！下一个？”
第二个人说：“我是一个窗户清洁工，一天，我正在公寓的17楼清洗窗户。不幸的是，安全带突然崩断，我掉了下来，幸亏抓住了15楼阳台的栏杆。我摒住呼吸，等着人来救我。忽然有个神经病人乱踢我的手，终于，我失手掉进下面的一堆纸箱。当我迷惑地睁开眼睛，却看到一个冰箱正朝着我的头砸来……”
圣彼得说：“哎哟……够惨的。下一个？”
第三个最后说：“唉，当时我正躲在冰箱里，突然……”书包 网 。 想看书来
花样年华 第五章（4）
Who Had the Most Tragic Death
Three stood by the golden gate and St。 Peter said； “Sorry； we’re all filled up； so only one of you can e into heaven。 So； out of you three； the one who had the most tragic death of all may enter the heaven。”
The first man spoke； “Well； I am a newlywed and I tend to get jealous of my wife and her male friends； so I forbid her to see any of them when I was at work。 But today I came home early and saw two wine glasses on the coffee table and when I asked my wife what was going on； she blushed and was silent。 I searched the entire house for her male friend and finally I spotted someone’s hands grasping the railing on our balcony。 In a fit of rage I stomped on the hands until the rascal fell 15 stories down into the bin below。 When I realized he was still alive； I unhooked my fridge and throw it over the railing。 In the process of doing this； I had a heart attack。”
St。 Peter replied； “Wow； that’s too bad。 Next？”
The second man began to speak；“I am a window washer and I was minding my own business and washing the seventeenth story windows at an apartment when my safety rope snapped and I began to fall。 I reached out and in a stroke of luck； grabbed on to a balcony railing on the fifteenth。 I was trying to catch my breath and wait it for someone to rescue me when some lunatic started to stomp on my hands until I lost my grip and fell into the bin below。 I opened my eyes in disbelief only to see a fridge e crashing down onto my head。”
St。 Peter replied：“My； my。。。 that is bad。 Next？”
The third man spoke last； “Well； I was hiding in the fridge when。。。”
冰上钓鱼
一个酒鬼想在冰上垂钓，因此，他整理好钓鱼用具后，便四处去寻找钓鱼场所。最终，他发现了一大块冰，就跑到冰的中心开始锯洞。
这时，突然从天空中传来一个急速扩大的声音。“你是不会在冰的下面找到鱼的。”
这个酒鬼朝周围看了看，可是没有一个人影。他又继续锯了起来。那个说话人的声音再次响了起来：“我已经说过了，冰的下面没有鱼。”
那个酒鬼又向四周从高处到低处看了半天，可还是什么也没有看见。他又拿起锯继续往下锯。
他刚要锯冰面的时候，那个巨大的声音喝止他说：“现在，我第三次警告你，这下面没有鱼！”
酒鬼顿时有些惊慌失措，甚至恐惧起来，于是他问那个声音：“你是如何知道这下面没有鱼的？上帝呀，难道是你在警告我吗？”
“不是，”那个声音回答他，“我是冰球场的经理。”
Ice Fishing
A drunk decides to go ice fishing； so he gathers his gear and goes walking around until he finds a big patch of ice。 He heads into the center of the ice and begins to saw a hole。
All of a sudden； a loud booming voice es out of the sky。 “You will find no fish under that ice。”
The drunk looks around； but sees no one。 He starts sawing again。 Once more； the voice speaks； “as I said before； there are no fish under the ice。”
The drunk looks all around； high and low； but can’t see a single soul。 He picks up the saw and tries one more time to finish。
Before he can even start cutting； the huge voice interrupts。“I have warned you three times now。 There are no fish！”
The drunk is now flustered and somewhat scared； so he asks the voice； “how do you know there are no fish？ Are you God trying to warn me？”