lessonlearnt范例 英语笑话:A Rithmetic Lesson

英语笑话:A Rithmetic Lesson  

A little boy bustled（喧闹，忙乱） into a grocery one day with a memorandum（便笺） in his hand.″Hello
Mr. Smith
″He said
″I want thirteen pounds of coffee at 33 cents.″″Very good
″ said the grocer
and he noted down the sale.″Anything else
Charlie?″″Yes. Twenty－seven pounds of sugar at 9 cents.″″The loaf? And whatelse?″″Seven and a half pounds of bacon at 30 cents.″″That will be a good brand. Goon.″″Five pounds of tea at 90 cents
eleven and a half quarts of molasses at 8 cents a pint
o eight－pound hams at 31 cents
and five dozen jars of pickled walnuts（核桃） at 34 cents a jar.″The grocer made out the bill.″It's a big order
″ he said. ″Did your mother tell you to pay for it？″″My mother
″ said the boy
as he pocketed the neat and accurate bill
″has nothing to do with this business. It is my arithmetic（算术） lesson and I had to get it done somehow.″一天，一个小男孩匆匆忙忙地走进了一家杂货店，手里拿着一张清单。“史密斯先生，你好，”他说道：“3毛3分钱一磅的咖啡，请给我13磅。”“好的，”杂货店老板马上把这笔生意记了下来。“还要别的什么，查理？”“要的。再要27磅糖，9分钱一磅的。”“面包要不要？还要什么？”“7磅半咸肉，3毛钱一磅的。”“这肉是名牌的呢，还有呢？”“9毛钱一磅的茶叶，给我5磅，8分钱一品脱的糖浆要11夸脱半，3毛1分钱一磅的8磅的大火腿要两只，3毛4分钱一罐的醃核桃要5打。”杂货店老板把账单算了出来。“你买了很多东西，”他说：“你妈妈叫你现在把钱付清吗？”小男孩一面把那清楚准确的账单放进口袋，一面说：“这和我妈没关系，这是我自己的算术作业
我总得想办法把它做出来！”