英语小短文20字

1.A young business man had just started his business,and rented a beautiful office.Sitting there,he saw a man come into the outer office.Wishing to appear busy,the businessman picked up the phone and pretended that he had a big deal working.He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments.
一个年轻人刚开始做生意,租了一间漂亮的办公室.坐在办公室,他看见一个人从外面走进办公室.装着很忙的样子,他拿起话筒,假装正在跟人谈一笔很大的生意.他从嘴里说出的,都是数目很大的数字,还有口气很大的许诺.
Finally,he hung up and asked the visitor."Can I help you?" The man said,"Sure.I've come to install the phone."
最后,他挂上电话,问来访者:“您有什么事吗?”来访者说:“哦,我是来装电话的.”
2.Julie was saying her bedtime prayers."Please God," she said,"Make Naples the capital of Italy.Make Naples the capital of Italy."
Her mother interrupted and said,"Julie,why do you want God to make Naples the capital of Italy?"
And Julie replied,"Because that’s what I put in my geography exam!"
朱莉叶在做睡前祷告.“祷告上帝,”她说,“让那不勒斯成为意大利的首都吧.让那不勒斯成为意大利的首都吧.”
妈妈打断她说：“朱莉叶,你为什么求上帝让那不勒斯成为意大利的首都呢?”
朱莉叶回答说：“因为我在地理考卷上是这么写的.”
3.The Swimmer
The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast.
Johnny laughed.
"Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that?" asked the teacher.
"No,sir," answered Johnny,"but I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were."
游泳者
老师给同学们讲了一个小故事,说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳,横渡三趟.
约翰尼笑了.
老师问道：“你不相信一个游泳很好的人可以做到么?”
约翰尼回答说：“不是的,先生,我是不明白他为什么不游四次,好回到他放衣服的那边.”
4.It was the day of the big sale.Rumors of the sale (and some advertising in the local paper) were the main reason for the long line that formed by 8:30,the store's opening time,in front of the store.
A small man pushed his way to the front of the line,only to be pushed back,amid loud and colorful curse.On the man's second attempt,he was punched square in the jaw,and knocked around a bit,and then thrown at the end of the line again.
As he got up,he said to the person at the end of the line,” That does it!If they hit me one more time,I won't open the store!"
一天,一个商店降价大甩卖.人们在开店之前就排在了商店门前,排成了很长的一队.一个身材矮小的人推挤着想到队伍的前面,但被推了回来,而且被咒骂着插队.那个人又一次努力往前挤,但是又被挤到了最后面,而且下巴被重重的碰了几下,他对最后一个人说：“如果他们再次这样对我,我就不去开商店门了!”
5.Goldfish
Stan:I won 92 goldfish.
Fred:Where are you going to keep them?
Stan:In the bathroom .
Fred:But what will you do when you want to take a bath?
Stan:Blindfold them!
斯丹：我赢了 92 条金鱼.
弗雷德：你想在哪儿养它们?
斯丹：浴室.
弗雷德：但是你想洗澡时怎么办?
斯丹：蒙住它们的眼睛!