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Teeth Be with You. My father was a lifelong pastor.
牙齒與你同在。我父親做了一輩子的牧師。
One Sunday morning, as he was making his emphatic closing remarks, his false teeth flew out.
一個禮拜日早上，他在做強有力的結束語時，假牙掉了。
In one swift move, he swept his hand across the top of the pulpit, snagged them out of the air, and put them back in his mouth.
他飛快地用手掃了一下講道臺的頂端，把它們抓了起來，放回嘴里。
The sound of clapping and heavy laughter filled the room.
房間中充滿了鼓掌的聲音和響亮的笑聲。
Dad put his head down on the pulpit and laughed until tears came.
父親把頭低到講道臺上，笑的眼淚都流出來了。
When he recovered, he raised his head and said, "Dismissed." The congregation left, still laughing.
平靜后，他抬起頭說，“解散”。會眾離開時笑聲還沒停下來。
Dad said later, "It's nice to know the people were paying attention."
后來父親說，“知道人們在專心聽講，這很棒。”
Father Knows Best. My husband and I took our two boys fishing.
父親什么都知道。我和丈夫帶著兩個兒子去釣魚。
My father was against it, claiming the boys were too young and hooks were dangerous.
我父親是反對這件事的，他說孩子還太小，鉤子很危險。
I told him he was being ridiculous and assured him that we would be careful.
我說他這個想法很可笑，并且向他保證我們會小心的。
At the lake, our oldest son cast his line and hooked his little brother in the forehead, with the worm dangling across his nose.
在湖邊，我們的大兒子拋下魚線，鉤住了弟弟的額頭，蟲子掛在了他的鼻子上。
"See, Mom?" he cried as we carefully removed the hook.
我們小心地移走鉤子時，他哭著說，“看到了嗎，媽媽？”
"You should always listen to your parents."
“你應該經常聽老人的話。”
I'd Like to Buy a Vowel. I work in a small community hospital and often draw blood samples from inpatients.
我得找一個救兵。我在一個小社區醫院工作，經常給住院病人抽血樣。
One evening, while I was preparing to take blood from an elderly patient, she stated, "I can feel it in my bones."
一天晚上，在我準備給一個年長的病人抽血時，她說，“我可以感到它就在我的骨頭里。”
Perplexed, I replied, "But I haven't even stuck you yet." She said no and motioned to the television.
我困惑得回應道，“但是我還沒有扎你呢。”她說不是，然后就指向電視。
She was simply solving a puzzle on Wheel of Fortune!
她只是在思考《幸運之輪》節目的一個謎題！
