A PowerPoint Presentation of a selection of jokes that serve to 'edutain' the young and old alike. Moral lessons to reflect on are given for each joke.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
For the video with audio narration and explanation in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bslQ0guEigg
2. 2
A mother noticed her little daughter praying.
“Please God,” the little girl kept saying. “Bless my father and my
mother and make Melaka the Capital of Malaysia.”
“Why did you make such a strange request?” the mother asked.
“Because that’s what I wrote in my Geography test this
morning!”
一位母亲注意到她的小女儿正在祈祷。 “上帝保佑,”小女孩不
断地说。 “保佑我的父亲和母亲,让马六甲成为马来西亚的首
都。” “你为什么提出这么奇怪的要求?” 母亲问道。 “因为这是
我今天早上地理考试时写的!”
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* Do not be superstitious and believe in
absurd things.
* Be diligent in your study and you will
learn and remember your lessons.
* 不要迷信,相信荒唐的事情。
* 勤奋学习,你就会学到并记住你的教训。
MELAKA
马六甲
3. 3
Little Mary : In my family, I’m scared of my Mummy.
Little Sabri : I’m scared of my Daddy.
Little Samy : It’s my Granny I’m afraid.
Little Mary : What about you Chong?
Little Chong : Ho! Ho! In my family, all the three are scared of me!
小 Mary:在我的家里,我害怕我的妈妈。
小 Sabri:我害怕我的爸爸。
小 Samy : 恐怕是我的奶奶。
小Mary : Chong,你呢?
小Chong :嗬! 嗬! 我家里三个人都怕我!
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* When you have a good character and
behave well, you will not be afraid.
* A naughty child will not be liked by
many. He or she will be punished for
wrong conduct or misbehavior.
* 当你性格好、行为好时,你就不会害怕。
* 顽皮的孩子不会被很多人喜欢。 他或她将因
错误行为或不当行为而受到惩罚。
4. 4
Teacher : Sani, if you had 5 dollars and you asked your mother
for another 5, how many dollars would you have?
Sani : 5 dollars Sir!
Teacher : You don’t know your Arithmetic.
Sani : But Sir, you don’t know my mother! She is miserly!
老师:Sani,如果你有 5 美元,你向你妈妈再要 5 美元,你会得到多少美元?
Sani:5 美元,先生!
老师:你不知道算术。
Sani:但是先生,你不认识我的母亲! 她很吝啬!
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* Be careful of what you say to another
person. Speaking unwisely reflects poorly
on you.
* No one should talk bad about his family
members to others.
* 小心你对他人所说的话。 说话不明智会给
你带来不好的印象。
* 任何人都不应该向他人说自己家人的坏话。
5. 5
A husband phoned his wife from his office.
Husband : I’ve got two tickets for the musical concert show in town.
Wife : That’s wonderful! I’ll start getting ready straight away.
Husband : You’d better do. The tickets are for tomorrow’s show.
一位丈夫在办公室给妻子打电话。
丈夫:我有两张城里音乐会演出的门票。
妻子:那太好了! 我会立即开始准备。
丈夫:你最好这样做。 门票是明天演出的门票。
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* Do not waste too much time and money
to adorn yourself physically.
* Be prompt and punctual for any
appointment. Don’t let others wait for you.
* 不要浪费太多时间和金钱 装饰自己的
身体。* 任何预约都要及时、准时。 不要
让别人等你。
6. 6
A teacher was reprimanding a lazy male student whose father was a doctor.
Teacher : Your grades are terrible! You can get better results if you study
harder. I shall send for your father.
Doctor’s son : If I were you Teacher, I wouldn’t.
Teacher : Why?
Doctor’s son: My Daddy always charges 20 dollars for each visit.
一位老师正在训斥一位懒惰的男学生,他的父亲是一名医生。
老师:你的成绩太糟糕了! 如果你更加努力学习,你就能取得更好的成绩。
我会派人去找你父亲。
医生儿子:如果我是老师,我就不会。
老师:为什么?
医生儿子:我爸爸每次看病每次收费20美元。
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* A student should be ashamed of getting
poor exam results because of his laziness.
* A student should speak politely and wisely
to teachers, his parents and other elders.
* 学生应该为因懒惰而导致考试成绩不佳而感到
羞耻。
* 学生应该以礼貌和明智的方式与老师、父母和
其他长辈交谈。
7. 7
“This is a hold-up,” the thief told the miserly old man.
“Hand over your money or else…”
“Or else what?” the old man shot back.
“Please don’t confuse me,” the thief begged. “This is my first job.”
“这是一场抢劫,”小偷告诉吝啬的老人。“把钱交出来,不
然……”“不然呢?” 老人反击道。“请不要让我困惑,”小偷恳求
道。 “这是我的第一份工作。”
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* Stealing, extorting and robbing are
unwholesome actions. They will lead to
suffering for the wrong-doer.
* When you are in a dangerous situation,
speak and act wisely.
* 偷盗、勒索、抢劫都是不善行为。它们会
给作恶者带来痛苦。
* 当你处于危险境地时,要明智地说话和处
事。
8. 8
Naughty boy : Mummy, what will I get for my birthday?
Mummy : Close your eyes. Now tell me what you see.
Naughty boy : Nothing, Mummy.
Mummy said : That’s what you are going to get for your
birthday. Nothing!
顽皮男孩:妈妈,我生日送什么礼物?
妈妈 :闭上眼睛。 现在告诉我你看到了什么。
顽皮男孩:没什么,妈妈。
妈妈 :这就是你要得到的 生日。 没有什么!
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* Do not be greedy. Do not have great
expectations.
* Naughty children who misbehave do not
deserve to get presents or rewards.
* 别贪心。 不要抱太大期望。
* 行为不端的顽皮孩子不值得得到礼物或奖励。
9. 9
Peter : Daddy, I got a hundred marks in school today!
Father : Why, that’s wonderful! For what did you get a hundred
in?
Peter : 30 marks for Maths,
50 marks for English and 20 marks
for Science. Altogether 100 marks!
Peter:爸爸,我今天在学校得了一百分!
父亲:哇,那太好了! 你拿一百来干什么?
Peter:数学 30 分,英语50分,科学20分。一共100分!
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* Students must be responsible, diligent and
they must try their best.
* Students who fool around in unwholesome
ways will regret later.
* 学生必须有责任心、勤奋并尽力而为。
* 胡作非为的学生以后会后悔的。
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10. 10
Tan : Please lend me one hundred dollars.
Lim : Sorry, I have only sixty dollars.
Tan : It’s okay. Let me have the sixty and
you can owe me the other forty dollars.
Tan:请借给我一百美元。
Lim:抱歉,我只有六十美元。
Tan:没关系。 给我六十块,你就可以还欠我四十块钱。
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* Do not spend your money foolishly and run
into debts. You will suffer.
* Beware of con men, swindlers and
scammers.
* 不要愚蠢地花钱并负债累累。 你会受
苦的。* 谨防骗子、骗子和骗子。
11. 11
Ah Soh, a kindergarten kid was complaining to his mother.
Ah Soh : Mummy, please ask for a new teacher for me.
Mother : Why, darling?
Ah Soh : My teacher can never make up her mind. The day before she said 5
and 4 make 9. Yesterday she said 2 and 7 make 9 and today she
said that it’s 3 and 6 that make 9!
Ah Soh,一个幼儿园的孩子正在向他的妈妈抱怨。
Ah Soh :妈妈,请为我找一位新老师。
妈妈 :为什么,亲爱的?
Ah Soh :我的老师永远拿不定主意。 前一天她 说 5 和 4 等于 9。昨天她
说 2 和 7 等于 9 今天她说3加6等于9!
Moral Lessons 道德教训
* When there’s ignorance or lack of knowledge,
the mind can be confused.
Gain knowledge.
* Be enthusiastic and diligent in your learning.
* 当无明或缺乏知识时,心就会混乱。 获得知识。
* 对学习充满热情和勤奋。