英语笑话：Three gorillas 三只猩猩

Three gorillas¹

Three gorillas fell out of a tree one by one. The first one was sick, the second was being a copycat and the third gave in to peer pressure.
Notes:

1. Three gorillas fell out of a tree one by one.
有三只猩猩一个一个地从树上掉下来。

2. The first one was sick, the second was being a copycat and the third gave in to peer pressure.
第一只生病了，第二只盲目模仿，第三只屈服于同僚压力。

通常be动词加现在分词是表示某动作正在进行中，而此处用be动词的现在分词形式是为了使表述更加生动。
在群体活动的社会中，同僚的压力有时会使我们屈服而做一些违背自己意愿，甚至是愚蠢的事，这个笑话就是最好的写照。

1 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》