讲笑话Telling Jokes

New words

• 笑话xiàohua — joke
• 道理dàoli — sense, reason
• 理解lǐjiě — to understand
• 的确díquè — indeed
• 内容nèiróng — content
• 想法xiǎngfǎ — idea, opinion

The story

安娜：大卫，你家今天不臭了！David, your place doesn't stink today!

大卫：当然！我扫了地，擦了桌子，还扔了垃圾。Of course! I swept the floor, wiped the table and took out the trash.

王老师：今天我们学一个考试的办法。考试的时候，常常有笑话。Today we'll learn an exam strategy. There are often jokes in the exam.

大卫：考试有笑话？太好了！Jokes in the exam? Great!

王老师：你要听懂笑话的内容，还要理解大家笑的原因。You have to understand what the joke says, and also the reason people laugh.

王老师：能理解笑话的人，汉语水平的确很高。Someone who can understand jokes really does have a high level of Chinese.

王老师：今天，每个人用汉语讲一个笑话。Today, everyone will tell a joke in Chinese.

安娜：我先讲！I'll go first!

Opening the lesson…