有关天气的幽默和脑筋急转弯

天气（Weather）
    
    Mother: Jack, What’s the weather like today?
Jack: It is so cloudy that I can’t see clearly.
妈妈：杰克, 今天天气怎么样？
Jack：天阴得厉害，我看不清楚。
    
    How can you tell the weather with a rope?
Take it in the open. If it swings, it’s windy; if it’s wet, it’s raining.
你怎么能用一根绳子预报天气？
在露天拿着它，如果它摆动，那就是有风，如果它湿了，那就是下雨了。
    
    A newcomer to Seattle arrives on a rainy day. He gets up the next day and it''s
    raining. It also rains the day after that, and the day after that. He goes out to lunch
    and sees a young kid and asks out of despair, Hey kid, does it ever stop raining
    around here? The kid says, How do I know? I''m only 6.
有个人第一次去西雅图赶上个雨天(rainy day)，第二天起床雨还在下( it''s
    raining)，好几天一直都不停。他出去吃饭时看见一个小孩，绝望地问，“小孩儿，这儿雨停过吗？”
“我怎么知道，我刚6岁。”
    
    My, does the roof leak like that all the time?  Oh, no. Only when it rains.
天哪！屋顶一直那样漏雨吗？——不，下雨时才漏。
    
    How hot was it?
It was very hot. A dog chased a cat, and then they both walked.
天有多热？
非常热，一只狗追一只猫，后来他们都开始步行了。
    注：热得都跑不动了。
    
    Which is fast, cold or hot?
Hot, because you can catch a cold.
热和冷哪个快/——热，因为你能感冒。
注：Catch a cold:追上冷；感冒。
    
    It was so cold, even the clock had to rub its hands together to stay warm.
天非常冷，钟表甚至都搓着手来取暖。
注：hand手；指针（初中）
    
    老师告诉学生一个真理，所有的东西都热胀冷缩。
“谁能举个例子？”
“冬天冷所以天短(In winter it is very cold. Days are shorter)，
    夏天热所以天长(In summer it is very hot. Days are longer!”
    
    Q:What did the fridge say to the meat?
A:Don''t come in, I''ve got a cold!
问：冰箱对肉说什么？
答：别进来，我得了感冒。（我很冷）
注：Got a cold:得了感冒。
    
     The weather isn''t bad here. It only rained twice last week, the first time for three days and the second time for four days.
这儿的天气不错，上星期只下了两次雨，第一次下了三天，第二次下了四天。
注：一星期下了7天雨。
    
    Father: Where are you going with that watering can?
Little boy: Out to water my garden.
Father: But it’s raining outside.
Little boy: Don’t worry. I’ll wear my raincoat.
父亲：你拿着浇水壶去哪儿？
小男孩儿：出去浇花园。
父亲：但外面正下着雨呢。
小男孩儿 ：别担心，我会穿上雨衣的。
    
    Why did the kid cut a hole in the top of his umbrella?
So he could see when it stopped raining.
为什么这个小孩在他的伞上剪了一个洞？
他好知道什么时候雨停了。