英语笑话

720　A nickel is bigger than a dime 五分的硬币比一角的大

There was a little boy named Johnny who used to hang out at the local corner market. The owner didn't know what Johnny's problem was, but the boys would constantly tease him. They would offer Johnny his choice between a nickel and a dime, and Johnny would always take the nickel—they said, because it was bigger. One day after Johnny grabbed the nickel, the store owner took him aside and said “Johnny, those boys are making fun of you. They think you don't know the dime is worth more than the nickel. Are you grabbing the nickel because it's bigger, or what?” Slowly, Johnny turned toward the storeowner and a big grin appeared on his face and Johnny said, “Well, if I took the dime, they'd stop doing it, and so far I have saved $20!”

从前有一个小男孩，他的名字叫强尼。他成天在附近的小店里瞎混。小店老板不知道强尼有什么毛病，只是一群男孩总是戏弄他。他们拿一个五分的硬币和一个一角的硬币让强尼选，强尼总是选五分的。他们说这是因为五分的硬币比一角的大。有一天，强尼又选了五分的硬币，老板把他叫到一边，对他说：“强尼，这些男孩在拿你取乐呢。他们认为你不知道一角的硬币比五分的值钱。你选五分的硬币真是因为它比一角的大，还是为了别的？”强尼慢慢地把头转过来，咧嘴笑着对老板说：“嗯，如果我选一角的，他们就不会再让我选了。到现在为止，我已经存了20块钱了。”