Thứ Tư, 5 tháng 3, 2014

TIẾNG ANH QUA CHUYỆN CƯỜI : FALSE TEETH

READING

False teeth
A dinner speaker was in such a hurry to get to his engagement that when he arrived and sat down at the head table, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his false teeth.

Turning to the man next to him he said , “ I forgot my teeth.”
The man said, “ No problem ”.With that he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of false teeth.” Try these,” he said.
The speaker tried them.” Too loose,” he said.
The man then said, “ I have another pair…try these.”
The speaker tried them and responded, “Too tight”.
The man was not taken aback at all . He then said, “ I have one more pair of false teeth…try them.”
The speaker said,“ They fit perfectly.” With that he ate his meal and gave his
address.After the dinner meeting was over, the speaker went over to thank the man who had helped him. “ I want to thank you for coming to my aid . Where is your office?
I have been looking for a good dentist.”
The man replied, “ I am not a dentist. I am the local undertaker


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speaker
speak-er
/ˈspiːkə(r)/

engagement
en-gage-ment /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
pull   /pʊl/
pair   /peə(r)/
meal   /miːl/
address
ad-dress /əˈdres/
office
of-fice /ˈɒfɪs/
undertaker
un-der-tak-er /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkə(r)/

 
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False teeth
A dinner speaker was in such a hurry to get to his engagement that when he arrived and sat down at the head table, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his false teeth.
Turning to the man next to him he said , “ I forgot my teeth.”
The man said, “ No problem ”.With that he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of false teeth.” Try these,” he said.
The speaker tried them.” Too loose,” he said.
The man then said, “ I have another pair…try these.”
The speaker tried them and responded, “Too tight”.
The man was not taken aback at all . He then said, “ I have one more pair of false teeth…try them.”
The speaker said,“ They fit perfectly.” With that he ate his meal and gave his
address.After the dinner meeting was over, the speaker went over to thank the man who had helped him. “ I want to thank you for coming to my aid . Where is your office?
I have been looking for a good dentist.”
The man replied, “ I am not a dentist. I am the local undertaker