They Won't Let Me Fart | 就是不准我放屁

点击查看中英对照

One evening, a family brought their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home, hoping she would be well cared for.

The next morning, the nurses bathed her, fed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair by a window overlooking a lovely flower garden. She seemed fine, but after a while, she slowly started to lean sideways in her chair.

Two attentive nurses immediately rushed over to catch her and straighten her up. But after a while, she started to tilt to the other side.

The nurses rushed back and once more brought her back upright. This went on all morning.

Later, the family arrived to see how the old woman was adjusting to her new home. "So, Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you all right?" they asked.

"It's pretty nice," she replied, "except they won't let me fart."

阅读记录
请先 登录 后记录阅读完成
为这篇文章评分
点击星星进行评分(1-5分)
相关文章
I Am the Baby's Aunt! | 我是孩子的小姨!

A woman brings her baby to a gynecologist, who assumes sh...

anecdote beginner-english
Palm Sunday | 棕枝主日

A boy misses church on Palm Sunday and is upset to learn ...

anecdote childrens-perspective
Death in the Family | 家庭中的离世

A blonde woman mourns her mother's death, only to later e...

beginner dialogue
Alligator Shoes | 鳄鱼皮鞋

A woman determined to get cheap alligator shoes decides t...

beginner english-learning
A Funnier Story | 一个更有趣的故事

A deaf man, Mr. William, tries to hide his condition. Aft...

beginner-english humorous-story
Napoleon Was Ill | 拿破仑病了

A student fails history for not knowing when Napoleon die...

anecdote beginner-english
I Can't Get Out | 我出不去

A new flight attendant, on her first overnight trip, call...

beginner-english dialogue
The Special Trick | 特别的把戏

A boy excitedly tells his visiting grandmother that his f...

beginner dialogue
Constipated Kitty | 便秘的小猫

A vet prescribes a strong laxative for a constipated cat....

beginner-english dialogue
The Deaf Bargainer | 耳聋的还价者

A deaf old lady who thinks everything is expensive misund...

anecdote beginner-english
Wonderful Thinsome | 美妙的三人行

A newlywed wife tells her husband their household will so...

beginner dialogue
A Wet Whisper | 湿漉漉的耳语

A mother teaches her son to use the word "whisper" instea...

beginner dialogue
Only One Policeman | 只有一个警察

A father tries to explain the meaning of 'drunk' to his s...

beginner dialogue
Imitation | 模仿

A boy's mother explains his stomachache is due to an empt...

anecdote beginner
Playing Cards | 打牌

A humorous story where Little Johnny discovers his family...

family humor
The Sandwich Code | 三明治暗语

A couple uses sandwich meat names as a secret code during...

bilingual everyday-life
The Trained Parrot | 训练有素的鹦鹉

Three sons compete to give their blind mother the best gi...

english-reading family
Wink and the Aspirin | 眨眼与阿司匹林

A man explains his pocketful of condoms by revealing the ...

beginner-english dialogue
How Many Children? | 人口普查员的困惑

A census taker is surprised to learn a woman has three se...

census dialogue
I Know the Whole Truth | 我知道全部真相

A boy tests a blackmail trick on his parents with surpris...

beginner family