Guessing Game
Once I'd finished reviewing(检查) my daughter's homework, I gave her an impromptu(即兴的) quiz. "What is a group of whales called?" I asked. "I'll give you a hint—it sounds like something you use to listen to music."
"An iPod?" she guessed.
"Close," I said. "But what I'm thinking of is a little smaller."
"A Shuffle!"
注：一群鲸鱼应该讲a pod of whales.
Better Than One
I'd just come home from my sixth medical appointment(约会，见面) of the week with one more to go, so I was in a lousy(极坏的) mood when my daughter called. After I recited my woes(悲哀), my daughter said, "Well, seven doctors is better than one coroner(验尸官)."
Literacy Testing
My son, a high school senior, went to take a national literacy test(文化水平测试) recently. A sign on the classroom door read "Literacy Testing in Progress: Do Not Distrub!"
In the Supermarket
At our supermarket, I noticed a woman with four boys and a baby. Her patience was wearing thin(逐渐消失) as the boys called out, "Mommy! Mommy!" while she tried to shop.
Finally, she blurted out(突然说出), "I don't want to hear the word mommy for at least ten minutes!"
The boys fell silent for a few seconds. Then one tugged(用力拉) on his mother's dress and said softly, "Excuse me, miss."