1。 The Court’s Decision
法院的決定
Sir。 Clark， I have reviewed this case very carefully， the divorce court Judge said， and I‘ve decided to give your wife $775 a week。
Clark先生，我已經仔細審閱了這宗離婚案件，法官說，我決定判給你的妻子每週支付775美元。
That‘s very fair， Your Honor， the husband said。 and every now and then I’ll try to send her a few bucks myself。“
“那太好了，先生，”丈夫說，“那我也要給她一些錢。”
Explanation： When the Judge used the verb “give”， he meant his decision would give the woman $775。 It is normally the husband‘s duty （his requirement） to pay the alimony。 But this man， when he heard the word “give”， thought the Judge would pay it。
解釋：法官說“給”，指的是他宣判的是要給女人775美元。同通常是由男方付贍養費。但是那個男人聽到“給”這個詞後，就以為法官會支付那筆費用。
2。 What’s his name？
他叫啥？
Bob told Betty that he had an acquaintance with a wooden leg named Smith。 So Betty asked him “That‘s very curious。 What was the name of his other leg？”
Bob 跟Betty說，他認識一個叫Smith的木腿。於是，Betty問他，“有點意思，那他的另一條腿叫什麼？”
Explanation： Bob should have said he had “an acquaintance named Smith with a wooden leg”。 The way he said it， it seems the wooden leg‘s name is Smith！
解釋：Bob 想說的是“一個有一條木腿的叫Smith的熟人”。而他那麼說的話，給人感覺那條木腿叫Smith。
3。 Perfect Hearing
完美聽力
Three retirees， each with a hearing loss， were playing golf one fine March day。 One remarked to the other， “Windy， isn‘t it？”
三個退休的老人，他們的聽力都不太好了，在三月的一個晴天出去打高爾夫。一個人對另一個人說，“是個陰天，是吧？”
“No，” the second man replied， “it‘s Thursday。”
“不是”，第二個人回答說：“是星期四”。
And the third man chimed in， “So am I。 Let‘s have a beer。”
第三個人開心地說：“我也渴了，我們來杯啤酒吧。”
Explanation： The second man thought “Windy” was Wednesday （so he replied “No， it‘s Thursday”） then the third man thought “Thursday” was “thirsty” （so he thought of drinking some beer！）。
解釋：第二個人以為“Windy（陰天）”是“Wednesday（星期三） ”，所以他回答說“不，是星期四。”然後第三個人以為“Thursday（星期四）”是“thirsty（渴）”（所以他還想著喝點啤酒呢！）。
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