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          安第斯山脉

       国外幽默故事（笑话）集锦（446~448）

（英汉对照）

“Laughter, the Best Medicine.

Cry, but also medicine.”

“笑是良药。哭，也是良药。”

My gripping tale

    One morning in my romantic-poetry class, the instructor was discussing how much these poets valued their intense relationship with nature.He asked the class to share any similar experiences.

    A student from Chile spoke up and told us of his recent visit home after an absence of two years.He had been homesick and was feeling nostalgic as his flight crossed the Andes from Argentina.I had goose bumps as he described the view he enjoyed from the airplane window:majestic mountains,lush green valleys and sparkling seacoast.His voice was filled with emotion as he recalled the breathtaking panorama of his beloved Chile.

When he finished, there was a long pause. Then the instructor cleared his throat. “Well,”he said sheepishly, “I suppose there’s no point in telling you my gripping tale of the squirrel I saw gathering nuts this morning.”

——Contributed by Cindy Gans

446.我的那个有趣故事

    一天早晨，在我们的浪漫诗歌班里，教师正在论述诗人与大自然的紧密关系是多么重要。他要求全班一起分享类似的经历。

   来自智利的一位学生就说了，告诉我们他离开家乡两年后不久前回家的见闻。他一直想家，当他乘坐的飞机从阿根廷穿过安第斯山脉时，感觉特怀念往事。他高兴地描绘他从飞机窗口看到的风景：雄伟的山脉，茂绿的山谷和闪光的海岸，听得我浑身直起鸡皮疙瘩。当他回忆他所深爱的智利那激动人心的全景画面时，他的声音里充满了激情。

    当他说完时，全班长时间的静默。然后教师清了清喉咙。“好，”他羞怯地说，“我想我还没有告诉你们，今天早晨我看见那只松鼠的有趣故事呢。”

——辛迪.甘斯提供

In the end was too early or too late?

My son, Richard, who enjoys staying up late and sleeoing in the morning, was pleased that his college classes started near moon. Unfortunately, he said, his roommate had early classes, so the alarm clock worke him anyway.

“What’s early?”asked husband, who catches the first commuter train before dawn.

“Seven-thirty,”Richard replied.

“That’s late,”insisted his fatyer.“Four-thirty is early.”

“No,”replied our night owl, “that’s late.”

——Contributed by Rebecca Deleissegues

447.到底是太早了还是太迟了？

    我儿子理查德喜欢夜里迟睡而早晨不起，巴不得他的学院就开办在月亮附近。遗憾的是，他说，他的同室有早课，闹钟总是把他给吵醒了。

    “早什么早？”我丈夫问，他要在黎明前赶上早班火车呢。

    “七点半，”理查德回答。

    “那就迟了，”他父亲坚持，“四点半是早。”

    “不对，”我们的夜猫子回答， “那才是迟。”

——丽贝卡.基雷西贵斯提供

Who‘s doing all the pounding?

As a break from long hours of hitting the books,my brotherm Wayne, would take a detachable wooden two-by-four from his bed and tap the ceiling with it.The student living above him would respond in kind.One night things got out of hand.

After a series of raps back and forth Wayne’s roommate joined in.Soon three guys upstairs were pounding on the floor. When the resident assistant came to my brother’s door, Wayne and his roommate claimed they had absolutely no knowledge of the noise’s origin. Just then one of the men from upstairs, still holding a board, suddenly burst into the room.

“Do you know who’s doing all the pounding?”the R.A.asked him suspiciously.

“No,”the floor pounder answered boldly. “But when I find them I’m going to hit them with this two-by-four.”

——Contributed by Susan M.Kropa

448.是谁总在敲（楼板）？

    午夜攻读的间歇，我弟弟韦恩会从他的床上取下一块可分离的2x4木板轻击天花板。立刻，睡在他上面的人也会以类似的方式给予回应。一天夜里，事情一发不可收拾。

   一系列你来我往的连续敲击之后，韦恩的室友也加入进来。立刻楼上也有三个家伙一起敲击楼板。当舍监来到我弟弟的门口时，韦恩和他的室友声称他们绝对不知道响声的来源。就在此时，楼上的一个男子手里还拿着一块木板冲进屋子。

“你知道是谁总在敲（楼板）吗？”舍监怀疑地问他。

“不知道，”这位敲楼板者大声地回答道， “如果我找着他，我就用这块2x4的板子揍他。”

——苏珊. M.克罗帕提供