文摘

When a mine operator found that his office safe had jammed, he called the nearby state prison and asked whether any of the inmates might know how to open it.
一名矿主发现办公室的保险箱卡住了，就给附近的监狱打去电话，问里边的人是否知道怎样打开保险箱。

The man thought for a moment.“ What are peers?”he asked.
那人想了一会儿，问道：“什么是地位相等的人？”

Simon was an inveterate fisherman, well known for exaggerating the size of“the one that got away.”
西蒙是个顽固不化的渔夫，他常常以夸口“跑掉的那条鱼”有多么多么大而远近闻名。

A shipwrecked sailor is stranded alone on an island. Amazingly, a world-famous supermodel becomes shipwrecked on the same island. The two grow to be friends and, eventually, lovers.
一名遇难的船员被孤零零地搁浅在一座岛上。令他惊喜的是，一位世界著名的超级模特乘坐的船也在同一个岛上遇难。慢慢地，两人成了好朋友，最终成了恋人。

Bill and George were always competing against each other.
比尔和乔治总是谁也不服气谁。

A rancher asked a vet for some advice.
一个牧场主向一名兽医征求建议。

“Pull down your pants,” whispered the pastor.
“拉下裤子，”牧师低声说。

A Japanese company and an American company had a boat race; the Japanese won by a mile.
一家日本公司和一家美国公司进行划船比赛；日本公司以一英里之强获胜。

The mother stopped in front of a painting of a nude woman whose face bore a striking resemblance to her daughter’s.
那位母亲在一幅裸女画前停下来，画上的女人和她女儿的相貌非常相似。