前 言
目 錄
First Day of School 上學第一天
Which Would You Like to Have? 你要哪個?
Making a Call 打電話
I’m Glad 我很高興
Good News and Bad News 好消息與壞消息
A Good Meal 美餐一頓
It’s His Fault 是他的錯
You Are on My Side 你在我一邊
If I Can Catch You, I can Have You 要是逮著你,就擁有你
The Key to You Box in the Letter 信箱的鑰匙在你信裡
Prettier Without Glasses 不戴眼鏡會更美
Henpecked Husbands 怕老婆的丈夫
You Have the Wrong Number 你打錯電話了
I will Pay the Money for the Word 我願意付這個詞的錢
An Observant Passenger 一個有心的乘客
Does Anyone Want a Nice Clean Plate? 有人要乾淨的盤子嗎?
Who Is Responsible for It 誰對此負責
Two Tickets for the Musical Show 兩張聽音樂表演的票
Fire 火情
My Wife Is Having a Heart Attack 妻子得了心臟病
He Works for Himself All His Life 他一生只為自己工作
A Rick Father 有錢的父親
On Miracle 論奇蹟
A Big Christmas Party on the Ice 冰上的一次聖誕晚會
A Useful Lesson 有益的教訓
The Bank Sets You Free 銀行釋放你了
A Telephone Call 一個電話
I Am Mr. Gilbert Himself 我是吉爾伯特本人
Ceased Beating Your Wife? 你停止打你妻子了嗎?
Mother, I Want to Go to the Lavatory 媽媽,我要上廁所
A Different Kind of Audience 不同的聽眾
The Taxi Driver 出租車司機
New Year Resolution 新年決定
Wrong Number 打錯了
Motive and Action 動機與行動
Whose Dog? 誰的狗?
Whose Bones? 誰的骨頭?
Most Expensive Thing 最貴重的東西
I Can’t See Clearly 我看不清楚
Such a Neighbour 如此鄰居
Fix the Window 修窗戶
I’d Like Trains 我喜歡火車
Snake For Show and Tell 一條用作表演的蛇
Flower-planting 種花
An Episode in the Train 旅途小插曲
My Coat Fell down the Stairs 我的外衣摔下樓梯了
You Say the Most Wonderful Thing 你說得太動聽了
The Judge And The Accused 法官與被告
Christmas Tree 聖誕樹
Impossible to Obey 難以從命
A Very Large Hole Right above My Bed 我的床上面穿了一個洞
Not a Crime but a Miracle 不是犯罪而是奇蹟
I Want It In Your Right Arm, Please 我要它扎在你的右手臂上
Difficult Husbands 難伺候的丈夫
Service Charge 服務費
It Made No Difference 都一樣
Who Is George Washington? 誰是喬治‧華盛頓?
Exchange Your Cosmetics 互換化妝品
A Bad Impression 一個壞印象
Man Outside 外面有人等
Honeymooners 蜜月新人
Before the Trouble Starts 麻煩出現以前
Your Have Left Your Parcel There 包裹就在你房間裡
A Car and Two Tickets 車和兩張戲票
I Have Them All 我都有了
What Was Wrong With It? 哪兒不對?
Napoleon Was Ill 拿破崙病了
Sometimes It’s Mine 有時屬於我
Scare Me Half to Death 把我嚇個半死
The Man Who Never Puts a Foot Wrong 循規蹈矩的人
Conglomerate on Wheels 輪子上的聯合企業
Got You 可逮著你了
Christmas Gift 聖誕禮物
Take Another Chance 在冒一次險
Helen & Mary 海倫和瑪麗
Haven’t Got a Penny 身無分文
Look Like Your Father 像你爸爸
Secret Weapon 秘密武器
Safety-Conscience 安全意識
A Glass of Beer 一杯啤酒
Great Imagination 超凡的想像力
Be Honest 實話實說
A Good Singer 好歌手
The Man Who Threw That Stone 投石之人
The Way to Speak 講話的方式
We Have Hit Land! 擱淺了!
Not Good At All 糟透了
Work One Day A Week 一週工作一天
It’s My husband’s 那是我丈夫的
Change Your Business 改換你的工作
God Only Knows 只有上帝知道
Police’s Hospitality 警察的款待
Mark Twain and the Barber 馬克‧吐溫和理髮師
Jack London and the Editor 杰可‧倫敦與編輯
Paderevski and Miss Smith 帕德烈夫斯基與史密斯小姐
The Wrong Vice-President 搞錯了的副總統
Something for Everybody 可以給任何人的東西
I Am Not Wrong 我沒弄錯
Too Much 太多了
Cigarettes Or Hamster? 香烟還是倉鼠