英文笑话【4】
BUYING A HAT
A lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat. As she was very fussy 1, it took her a long time to pick on one. Already at the end of his patience 2 the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter 3 her: "An excellent choice, madam. You look at least ten years younger with this hat on!" To his dismay 4, the lady took off her hat at once and said: "I don't want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as I take it off. Show me some more hats!"
买帽子
一位妇女到一家帽子店买帽子。她很挑剔，用了很长时间才选好了一顶。已经忍耐到极限的售货员害怕她再改变主意，便恭维她："你做了极好的选择，夫人。你戴上这顶帽子看上去起码年轻十岁！"但令他沮丧的是，这位女士马上摘下了她的帽子说："我不想要一顶摘下来便使我立刻显得老十岁的帽子。多拿一些帽子给我看看！"
MONEY AND FRIENDS
A: Which do you find more important, money or friends?
B: Friends, of course.
A: Why?
B: I can always borrow money from friends.
钱和朋友
甲：你认为钱和朋友哪一个更重要？
乙：当然是朋友。
甲：为什么？
乙：我总可以从朋友那儿借到钱。
- He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
- The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。
- We haven't the patience to hear such an empty talk.我们可没耐心去听这种空谈。
- I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.我必须警告你我已经没有耐心了。
- We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好。
- It turns my stomach to hear him flatter.听到他拍马屁，我实在感到讨厌。