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英语笑话幽默欣赏 1. Hens Legs Son: Why are hens legs so short? Dad: Youre a fool. If the hens legs were too long, wouldnt they drop their eggs into pieces when laying? 2. An Advertisement for Modern Bicycle Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle which cost ￡50, so he went to the shop to have a look. After examining the bicycle carefully, Tom turned to the shopkeeper and said, There isnt a lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement. Yes, sir, answered the shopkeeper, but the lamp isnt included in the price of the bicycle. Its an extra. Not included in the price of bicycle? Tom said angrily, But thats not honest. If the lamps in the advertisement, it should have been included in the price you gave there. Well, sir, answered the shopkeeper calmly, there is also a girl on the bicycle in our advertisement, shall we supply one for you too? 3. Impudent（无礼的） Questions A little girl from the East Side was invited to a garden party given by a very aristocratic lady to a group of little East-Siders. The little girl, as she drank her tea and ate her plum-cake on a velvet lawn under a white-blooming cherry tree, said to her hostess: Does your husband drink? Why-er-no, not to excess, was the astonished reply. How much does he make? He doesnt work, said the lady. He is a capitalist. You keep out of debt, I hope? Of course, child. What on earth do you mean by all these impudent questions? Impudent? said the little girl. Why, Maam, Mother told me to be sure and behave like a lady, and when ladies call at our rooms they always question Mother like that. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. . 阅读课学案 1