【生词预览】

warden典狱长，inmate囚犯，cell囚室

【笑话原文】

One Big Happy Family

The warden of the prison felt sorry for one of his inmates because every weekend on Visitor’s Day, most of the prisoners had family members and friends coming, but poor George always sat alone in his cell.

So one Visitor’s Day, the warden called George to his office and said, "I notice you’ve never had any visitors, George." Sympathetic, he put his hand on George’s shoulder. "Tell me, don’t you have any friends or family?"

George replied, "Oh, sure I do, Warden. It’s just that they’re all in here!"

【中文译文】

欢乐大家庭

典狱长对狱中一位囚犯深感同情，因为每逢周末的探访日，大多数囚犯都有家人或朋友来访，但是可怜的乔治总是孤伶伶地坐在自己的囚室中。

因此在一个探访日，典狱长把乔治叫到办公室说：“乔治，我注意到从来没有人来探望过你。”他满怀同情地把手放在乔治的肩膀上：“告诉我，你没有任何朋友或家人吗？”

乔治回答：“喔！当然有，典狱长，只不过他们全都在这里面！”

【词汇讲解】

1.warden典狱长。也有“管理员”的意思：He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。

2.inmate囚犯。 One of the inmates has escaped.被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。

3.cell单间牢房。也有“（尤指秘密的）政治小组，基层组织”

4.sympathetic同情的。也有“赞同的”的意思：They were quite sympathetic to our proposals.他们很赞同我们的建议。