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 Announcer:Hello everyone, and welcome to open mic night!
       You’re in for a real treat as we’ve got a lot of great
       comics here with us tonight. First up, we have a
       very funny man coming straight from the state of
        Montana, Robert Hicks!

 A:    Thank you, everyone!  Well, what a lovely crowd.
       You know, there’s nothing I love better than stand-
        up comedy! You know, I’ve been working on my
        routine  for  months  now,  and  I’ve  got  some  real
       zingers for you tonight. Let’s start out with some
       short jokes, how bout¹ that?  Where do you find a
       one legged dog? Where you left it.

 A:    Get  it? mmm  Anyways...What  do  you  call  a
       sheep with no legs? A cloud !

 A:    Tough crowd...  Alright,  now you’re going to love
       this joke. It’s hilarious²! What do cows do for en-
       tertainment? They rent moooovies ! moooovies
A:    Okay, Okay, we’ve got a few hecklers in the audi-
       ence, but this one is good!  What does a fish say
       when it runs into a wall? DAM!

 A:    Okay, Last one! Why do gorillas³ have big nostrils⁴?
       Coz they got big fingers!!!!!!!!!

 Crowd:Get off the stage! You suck!

 A:    Thanks everyone that was my time.

1 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

2 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

3 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。