读故事

　　There was this man who tried to steal some jewels from a country, and to make it easier he asked his wife to carry them.hey were a bit late when they arrived at the airport because of a traffic jam.What's more, the wife insisted on stopping at a CD shop to get the latest jazz disc.This really jarred the man's nerves, so he gave her a push, and she fell down and hurt her jaw.When they finally came to the customs office, the officer asked as usual, “Do you have anything to declare?”“Ye...yes,”the man said, “I want to declare that I, that I love my wife! And we have joint ownership of everything"His wife didn't expect that, and was very pleased.She said, “How sweet, you've never told me before...your girlfriend will be so jealous.That makes me feel better... I love you, too"The officer was amused and didn't check their suitcases.The man felt relieved and thought they'd soon jet away to their destination.But his wife slipped at the joint of the plane and the stairs.Her suitcase fell open and a jar jammed with diamonds was exposed.The man exploded when he realized that this event was out of joint with his plans"What have you done, you stupid fool!”he said"But but you just said you loved me!” “What? You? Look like a barrel in jeans!”The man was jailed and he knew that for some time he'd be in the jail, not the jet.

　　记单词

　　jail 监狱，看守所vt 监禁，拘留

　　jam 1. 果酱; 2. 拥挤，堵塞; 3. 卡住vt 1. 将…塞进，堵塞，挤满; 2. 使卡住; 3. 干扰(广播等)vi 1. 挤入; 2. 卡住

　　jar 罐子，广口瓶v 1. (使)感到不快，刺激(神经等); 2. 震动，摇动

　　jaw 颌，颚

　　jazz 爵士乐

　　jealous 1. 妒忌的，猜忌的; 2. 精心守护的

　　jeans 工装裤，牛仔裤

　　jet 1. 喷气式飞机，喷气发动机; 2. 喷嘴，喷射口; 3. 喷射，喷流vi 乘喷气式飞机

　　jewel 宝石，宝石饰物

　　joint 1. 连接的; 2. 共同的，共有的，联合的n 1. 关节; 2. 接头，接合处

　　out of joint 1. 脱臼; 2.出了问题，处于混乱状态

　　有一个人想从一个国家偷一些宝石，为避人耳目，他让他的妻子拿着这些宝石。因为碰上交通堵塞，他们到机场时有点晚了。更为糟糕的是，他老婆坚持要进一家唱片店买的爵士乐唱片，这大大刺激了他的神经，于是他推了她一把，她倒在地上并摔伤了下颌。等他们终于到达海关，海关关员按惯例问道：“你有什么需要申报的吗?”“有……有，”这人回答，“我要申报的是，我爱我妻子! 我们共同拥有我们的一切。”他老婆没料到他会这么说，心里十分高兴，她说：“太好了，你从没对我说过……你女朋友会妒忌的，而这更让我开心……我也爱你。”关员给逗乐了，没有检查他们的箱子。那人松了口气，心想不久他们就可以乘喷气式飞机飞往目的地了。可是他老婆在飞机和舷梯接合处滑倒了。她的箱子摔开了，一个塞满钻石的罐子露了出来。发现这下他的计划出了问题，那人暴跳如雷。“你都干了什么，你这蠢货!”他说。“可……可你刚才还说你爱我!”“什么?就你?穿上牛仔裤像个水桶似的!”那人被监禁了，他知道他得在监狱里而不是喷气式飞机里呆一段时间。