世说英语

A Night of High Drama／一夜疯狂名利场

Cheap Labor／廉价劳工

Europe’S Worst Linguists／欧洲最不会说话的人

DoYou Deliver?／送外卖

Century-Old Paternity Law Scrapped／时移法易

Elephant Throws Candidates into Limelight／爬得高，跌得惨

Purge Offensive Words from Place Names／净化地名

New Weapon to Fight Corruption／反腐新招

Barber Crisis／理发危机

Cats Sought to Fight Virus Spread by Mice／猫捉老鼠

Politician Tu rns Pizza Man／财长甘为孺子牛

Just Like Rest of Us／跟大家一样

Students Warned about‘William’Leaks／言者有罪

Debut of New Mayors／闪亮登场

Consolation Pnze-a Ton of Gold／一吨黄金安慰奖

Making Officials Declare Lovers’Assets／藏娇金屋须曝光

An OK from the Government／终于可以了!

Grinch in Life／现实中的格林奇

Turning Garages into Breweries／车库变酒厂

Pushing for Better Spoken English／为讲好英语而奋斗

Election Lollipops／选举棒棒糖

Politician Reprimanded for Snubbing War Veteran／政治家的气量

Dear Student：We Pay ifYou Stay／人才难得

Politician to Be Dogs Best Friend／野狗的福音

Police to Train as Magicians／警官的魔术训练

Hero DayWithout Hero／没有英雄的英雄日

Venezuela Asks Ecuador for Share of Hero’S Ashes／分我一克灰

Dear Leader Look-Alike Barred from Cashing In／不准靠脸蛋混饭

Minister Doubles as Tabloid Editor／部长兼职做老编

Sports Minister Lampooned for Lack of Sporting Knowledge／部长无知惹非议

Star-Crossed Census Rescheduled／生不逢时的人口普查

Bureaucracy to Cut Out Jargon on Forms／革除官腔

Bolivians Told to "Reply Truthfully"in Census／实话实说

Not Even Mail Safe amid Brutal Recession／邮局也破产

Mathematicians Find Euro Coins Land Heads Up／不对称的欧元

Win aVacation inVoteQuiz Du Jour／选举无聊且竞猜

Norway to Force FiTms to Let Women into Boardrooms／平等新举措

Languages in Danger／濒临消失的语言

Superstitions Endanger Babies／迷信危害下一代

Singapore Loves Told co Do It by the Book／教你谈恋爱

Census Counted 3．6 Million Fake People／三百六十万假人

SomeplaceYou May NotWant to Fly／有个地方你不想去……

From Toilet to TaD／从马桶到水龙头

Declaring War on Offidalese／向官样文章宣战

A Nation of Tabloid Spellers／“小报拼写者”国度

Queen a Bargain for Canadians／价钱公道的女王

Indiana Jail Is for Sale／拍卖监狱

Bonus Helps Censors Return to Their Senses／“精神污染补贴”

France Makes Wacky CDs co Revive National Anthem／让国歌深入人心

British Stores／扒手的国度

Help Beat the Drought——Shower Together／共浴抗旱

Politically Correct Coflee Gets Creamed／咖啡立场

Hairless Doe’Earns Nadonal Prestige／国之瑰宝

Nazis Hoped Cocaine Would Help Win War／纳粹乞灵可卡因

Animal Cruelty Now Illegal，Bulls Excluded／虐畜非法且斗牛

State Wants co Fix Its。Highway tO Hell’／改名大吉

Vote Harry Ivanovich Potter!／投哈利·伊凡诺维奇·波特一票!

Couples Say "I Do’afterWedding Ring at the Door／证已上门——我们结婚吧!

"Rhyming"Judge OUt of Synch with Peers／打油判决惹是非

German Spies Come in from Cold to Write Cook Book／间谍公关

Law Passes Banning Rude or Fomign Words／禁止粗话法案

Science Confirms——Politicians Lie／撒谎有理

Mayor Seeks Ban on Lyng／吹牛禁令

Free Orange Bikes to Fight Traffic Woes／行路难?骑单车

Capital Offers Toilets to Gob／第一批公共厕所

LoveComes at a Price／爱的代价

Man Sings Song of Citizenship in Cou rt／歌唱胜于雄辩

President on the Rack Over$400 Towels／昂贵的毛巾

How Much Motherly Love Is Too Much?／多少爱叫做溺爱

Misconstruction of Ministry of Construction／建设失当的建设部

Its Pizza，but Not as We Know It／这也叫比萨饼

Love Your Neighbor and_Taxes／爱邻人，爱税收

Seeking the Wisdom of Ancients／以古为鉴

Bangladeshis Reject Smelly Currency／拒绝臭钱

Voters Urged Not tO Eat Their Ballots／请勿吃票

Don’t Lose the Snooze／别忘了睡午觉

Yellow Tomato Causes Legal Dilemma／西红柿的法律陷阱

Fish N Chips’UK Credentials under Fire／“国食”的起源问题

MostMaleMPs Feel Porky／肥胖的议员们

Kalashnikov Wishes He’d Invented a Lawnmower／冲锋枪何如剪草机

Scarecrow Guards Jail Birds／稻草人与笼中乌

Dishing up a Quality Seal for Authentic Eateries／餐馆认证

ULN．Upholds Ban on。Dwarf Throwing’／对”投掷矮人”的禁令

Could Tony Blair Have Been a Rock Star／不做首相做摇滚

。Sudan”Food Sca re Angers Country／同名的烦恼

Two Policemen Rewarded for。Integrity"／抓贼有奖

Weak Arm of the Law／软弱的执法之手

Researchers Name Beetle After Bush／领袖们的荣耀

Helicopters Used tO Catch Graffiti Artists／大网捕小贼

400 Crashes in Two Years?／两年撞车400次

Introducing the Politically Correct Naval Battle／政治正确的海战

Teaching Group to Consider Banning Word "Fail"／拒绝“不及格”

《世说英语：国家小事》是英语书，读之可改善英语阅读，写作及翻译技巧；是文化书，读之可全方位管窥当今世界的多元文化；是漫画集，一篇篇纪实短章如同一帧帧妙趣横生的世态风情画；是评论集，文章末尾的Remarks记录着一个凡人对尘世的点滴思考。

建议读者先通读英文原文，掌握大意，非必要可暂不查词典，然后对照中文阅读，以此测试自己的理解程度。有精力或兴趣者，不妨试着翻译其中的小短文，然后对照书中的译文，看自己是否有不足或更胜一筹之处。