英语笑话：English Joke - Good News & Bad News

A man receives¹ a phone call from his doctor.
The doctor says, "I have some good news² and some bad news."
The man says, "OK, give me the good news first."
The doctor says, "The good news is, you have 24 hours to live."
The man replies³, "Oh no! If that's the good news, then what's the bad news?"
The doctor says, "The bad news is, I forgot⁴ to call you yesterday."

1 receives   

v.收到( receive的第三人称单数 )；接到；接纳；接待

参考例句：

• The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 这家医院收到捐赠来的大笔款项。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China Daily receives dispatches from all parts of the world. 《中国日报》收到世界各地发来的电讯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

3 replies   

n.回答，答复( reply的名词复数 )；反应；报复（行动）；[法律]答辩v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的第三人称单数 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as "Yes" and "No". 他只肯给予极简短的回答，例如“是”和“否”。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "Never mind, " he replies, "1'm not afraid of infection. “病有什么要紧呢，我是不怕传染的。” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

4 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。