Truyện cười song ngữ

A foreigner walked past a man fishing and heard him mutter in Vietnamese, "I've been here all morning and haven't caught a damn thing!"—using the expression 'not even a monkey.'

The foreigner took out a pen and wrote in his notebook:

"In Vietnam, monkeys live underwater."

Từ vựng trong truyện

• mutter: lẩm bẩm
• expression: cách nói; thành ngữ
• underwater: dưới nước

A Vietnamese man, a Lao man, and a Chinese man held a contest to see who could tolerate the most filth.

The Vietnamese contestant entered a pigsty. After three days, he ran out shouting, "It stinks! It stinks!"

The Lao contestant went in. After a week, he ran out shouting, "It stinks! It stinks!"

The Chinese contestant went in and stayed for a whole month. Everyone began to worry.

Suddenly, a herd of pigs ran out, shouting, "It stinks! It stinks!"

Từ vựng trong truyện

• tolerate: chịu đựng
• filth: sự bẩn thỉu
• pigsty: chuồng lợn
• herd: đàn gia súc

At an international flower conference, representatives from the United States, the Netherlands, and Vietnam introduced their countries' finest flowers.

The American said, "Our roses are the most beautiful."

The Dutch representative said, "Only good for wiping your backside!"

"Exactly," the Vietnamese representative agreed.

The Dutch representative continued, "Our tulips are the most beautiful."

"Also only good for wiping your backside," said the Vietnamese representative.

Annoyed, the other two asked, "What flowers do you have that make you dismiss ours like that?"

He replied calmly, "Our cactus flowers are the most beautiful."

Từ vựng trong truyện

• conference: hội thảo
• representatives: đại diện
• dismiss: coi thường, gạt bỏ
• cactus: xương rồng

American scientists invented a highly advanced thief-catching machine. They tested it in the United States, where it caught five hundred thieves in thirty minutes.

In China, it caught six thousand thieves in ten minutes.

Finally they took it to Vietnam. The scientists waited for a signal: five minutes, ten minutes, thirty minutes. When they went out to check... the machine had been stolen!

Từ vựng trong truyện

• advanced: tiên tiến
• thieves: những tên trộm
• signal: tín hiệu
• stolen: bị đánh cắp

In Japan, Conan can solve any problem.

In China, Judge Bao can solve any problem.

In England, Sherlock Holmes can solve any problem.

And in Vietnam... money can solve any problem.

Từ vựng trong truyện

• solve: giải quyết
• Judge: thẩm phán, quan xử án