The penguin

企鵝買香蕉

A penguin walked into a hardware store and asked for some bananas. The clerk said, "We don't sell bananas here because this is a hardware store," so the penguin left. The next day, the penguin returned to the same store and asked the clerk if they had any bananas. "No, we don't sell bananas because this is a hardware store," he said, so the penguin left. The following day, the penguin returned to the store yet again and asked if they had any bananas. "No! We don't sell bananas! This is a hardware store!" yelled the clerk angrily. Then he added, "If you come back tomorrow and ask for bananas, I will nail your flippers to the floor!" The penguin quickly left the store.
On the fourth day, the penguin returned to the store and asked, "Do you have any nails?" "No!" screamed the clerk. "Great! Do you have any bananas?" asked the penguin.

一隻企鵝走進一間五金行要買香蕉。店員說：「我們這裡不賣香蕉，因為這裡是五金行。」於是企鵝就離開了。隔天，企鵝又來這間店問店員他們有沒有香蕉。店員說：「沒有，我們不賣香蕉，因為這是一間五金行。」於是企鵝就離開了。隔天，企鵝又來到五金行問店員有沒有香蕉。店員怒吼道：「沒有！我們不賣香蕉！這是五金行！」接著他又說：「如果你明天再來問有沒有香蕉的話，我就把你的蹼釘在地板上。」於是企鵝趕緊離開五金行。
第四天，企鵝回來這間店問道：「你有在賣釘子嗎？」店員大叫：「沒有！」於是企鵝說：「很好！那你有在賣香蕉嗎？」。 

生活必備字詞

hardware [ `hard:wEr ] n. 五金製品；硬體
ask for...　　請求／要求……
Ryan finds it difficult to ask for help.
following [ `faloIG ] a. 接著的；以下的
flipper [ `flIpK ] n. 蹼；鰭狀肢
scream [ skrim ] vi. 尖叫 

內容來源:

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/international/20140406/35748453/Thepenguin