aid; “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night。 At night I fill the hole with water。”
您的大衣著火了
老師為了培養學生先思考後發言的習慣, 便告訴他們在說出重要事情之前先數到50,假如是特別重要的事情,就要先數到100。
第二天,老師在講課時背靠著火爐。這時,他發現好幾個學生的嘴唇在很快地動。 忽然,全班學生一起喊道:“98,99,100。老師,您的大衣著火了!”
聰明人生 第五章(3)
Your Coat Is on Fire
The master; to impress on his pupils the need of thinking before speaking; told them to count fifty before saying anything important; and one hundred if it was very important。
The next day he was speaking; standing with his back to the fire; when he noticed several lips moving rapidly。 Suddenly the whole class shouted:“Ninety…eight; ninety…nine; a hundred。 Your coat is on fire; sir!”
不要和小孩爭論
一個小女孩和她的老師正在談論有關鯨魚的事情。
她的老師說:“一頭鯨魚從身體構造的角度看,是不可能吞掉一個人的。因為儘管鯨魚是一種非常巨大的哺乳動物,可它的嗓子非常小。”
那個小女孩說:“約拿(一位西伯來先知)就是被鯨魚吞掉的。”
她的老師非常生氣,她再次告訴小女孩說:“從身體構造角度來講,鯨魚是不可能吞掉一個人的。”
那個小女孩說:“那等我到了天堂,就去問問約拿。”
她的老師問:“那麼,假如約拿下了地獄怎麼辦?”
那個小女孩回答:“如果是那樣的話,你就去問他。”
Don’t Argue with Children
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales。
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small。
The little girl stated that a whale swallowed Jonah。
Irritated; the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible。
The little girl said;“When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah。”
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