刘　伟

Who Is Afraid Now?

A father took a trip with his two-and-a-half-year-old son. It was the first time the father and the boy had been away by themselves.

The first night they spent in a hotel, the father moved his bed close to the boys and when they were both tucked in, he turned out the light. After a few minutes, a little voice said, “It surely is dark, isnt it?” “Yes,” said the father, “its pretty dark, but everything is all right.” There was silence for a few more minutes, and then a small hand reached over and took the fathers hand, “Ill just hold your hand,” said the little boy, “in case you get frightened.”

现在谁害怕？

一个父亲带着他两岁半的儿子去旅行，那是他们第一次单独外出。

他们住在旅馆的第一个晚上，父亲将自己的床移近儿子的床。他们掖好被子后他就关了灯。几分钟之后，一个细小的声音说：“屋子里真够黑的，是不是？”“是的，”父亲说，“屋里是够黑的，但是一切都正常。”又过了一会儿，一只小手伸过来握住父亲的手。“我握住你的手，”小男孩说，“免得你害怕。”

Youll Save Much More

“You will be pleased with me today, Mother,” said Dick to his mother, coming home from school. “I saved on fares. I didnt go to school by bus. I ran all the way after it.”

“Well,” said his mother laughing. “Next time you should run after a taxi, you will save much more.”

你会省的更多

“妈妈，你今天一定会对我满意的，”迪克放学回家后对妈妈说，“我省下了车钱。我上学时没乘公共汽车，而是跟着公共汽车一路跑到学校的。”

“哦，”他妈妈笑着说，“下次你跟在出租汽车后面跑，那会省得更多。”

Ill Change My Name

At the age of 16, Edely decided to leave home and join a theater company. His father was appalled, “A son of mine on the stage? Its a disgrace!” he wailed. “What if the neighbors find out?”

“Ill change my name,” the comic-to-be volunteered.

“Change your name!” His father screamed. “What if youre a success? How will the neighbors know its my son?”

我会改个名字

埃迪十六岁了，他决定离开家去参加一个剧团。他的爸爸气坏了。 “让我的儿子上舞台演戏？真丢脸！”他大叫道，“邻居们知道了怎么想？”

“我会改一个名字。”这位未来的滑稽演员主动提出。

“改名字！”他爸爸喊叫着，“那如果你出了名怎么办？怎么让邻居们知道你就是我的儿子呢？”

Clever Bobby

Brown was very proud of his young son. Once he was talking to a visitor, telling the man how clever his son was. “The boy is only two years old,” he said, “and knows all animals. Hes going to be a great naturalist. Here, let me show you.”

He took a book of natural history from the bookshelf, placed Bobby on his knee, opened the book and showed him a picture of a giraffe.

“Whats that, Bobby?”

“Horsey,” said Bobby. Next of a tiger was shown, and Bobby said,“Pussy.” Then Brown showed Bobby a picture of lion, and Bobby said, “Doggy.” And when a picture of a chimpanzee was shown, Bobby said, “Daddy!”

聪明的博比

布朗非常欣赏他的小儿子。一次他和一位客人聊他的儿子有多聪明。 布朗说：“他只有两岁，就认识所有的动物了。他长大一定会是一个出色的自然学家。来，我让你看看。”

他从书架上拿下一本自然书，把博比抱到膝上，打开书。指着一张长颈鹿的画片。

“博比，这是什么？”

“马马，”博比回答。他又指了一张老虎的画片，博比回答说：“猫咪。” 然后布朗又指了一张狮子的画片，博比说：“狗狗。” 他又指了一张黑猩猩的画片，博比说：“爸爸！”

[注]horsey: 马（儿语） pussy：猫咪（儿语）