英语笑话

625　What did you teach? 你是教什么的？

While waiting in the reception room of a new dentist, I noticed his certificate, which bore his full name. Suddenly, I remembered that a tall boy with the same name had been in my high school class some 40 years ago. Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was too old to have been my classmate. After he had examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended the local high school. “Yes,” he replied. “When did you graduate?” I asked. He answered, “In 1957.” “Why, you were in my class!” I exclaimed. He looked at me closely and then asked, “What did you teach?”

我在我的新牙医的接待室等候的时候，看到证书上有他的全名。我想起大约40年前我们高中班上一个大个子男生就是这个名字。然而，一看见他我马上就打消了这种念头。这个秃顶、白头发、脸上皱纹那么深的老头不可能是我的同班同学。他给我检查完牙齿之后，我问他是不是在本地的一所高中念过。他说：“是。”我问：“哪一年毕业的？”他回答：“1957年。”我大喊起来：“啊，你是在我的班上！”他仔细地看看我，然后问：“你是教什么的？”