car
场景再现：一个人开着车问路：
Lost man: Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?
Farmer: Yes, you are in your car, sir.
迷路人：请问，你能告诉我我在哪儿吗？
农民：能，你在你的汽车里，先生。

What is yellow and fast?
A banana in a racing car.
什么东西又黄又快？
赛车上的香蕉。

card
What can you tell from Peter’s report cards with extremely poor grades?
He didn’t cheat.
你从Peter成绩单上非常差的成绩能知道什么？
他没有作弊。

Mother: What is the idea of this zero on your report card?
Son: That’s no zero. Teacher ran out of stars so she gave me a moon.
妈妈：你成绩单上的零是什么意思？
儿子：那不是零，老师星星用完了，她给了我个月亮。

场景再现：当爸爸看到税款、租金、电话、服装、食品的帐单时很生气，因为所有的费用都在不断地上涨，他说：
“我希望看到哪怕一样下降的东西”。
“Dad, here is my report card.”“爸爸，这是我的成绩单”。

care
场景再现：孩子眼里观察恋爱中的人们怎么做：
Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold. Other people care more about the food. -- Brad, age 8
恋人只是盯着对方看，他们的饭都凉了，其他人更关心吃的。

Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.
招聘：男性，照看奶牛，不抽烟喝酒。
注：还可理解成：招聘：男性，照看不抽烟喝酒的奶牛。

Waiter: Would you care for red or white wine?
Diner:  It doesn’t matter. I’m color-blind.
服务员：你喜欢红葡萄酒还是白葡萄酒？
食客：没关系，我是色盲。

careful
How do you take a lion’s temperature?
Very carefully.
怎样给狮子量体温？
要非常小心。

场景再现：一位古董收藏家嘱咐搬运工人：
“This vase is 2000 years old. Be very careful in carrying it.”
“I’ll be as careful with it as if it were new!”
“这只花瓶已有两千年历史了，搬时一定要格外小心”。
“我一定像对待新花瓶一样小心”。

careless
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
失去一个父母可能会被认为是不幸，两个都失去看起来就象粗心了。
注：第一个“lose”是”失去“的意思，第二个”lose”应该是“丢失”的意思，没看好父母，把父母丢了，这孩子太粗心了。

carry
What is full of holes but still can carry water?
A sponge
什么东西全是孔，还能存水——海绵。

Can I wear this genuine leather jacket in the rain without spoiling it?
Have you ever seen a cow carrying an umbrella?
我能在雨中穿着皮甲克还不毁坏它吗？
你见过牛打雨伞吗？

cat
Is it bad luck if a black cat follows you?
It depends on whether you’re a man or a mouse.
一只黑猫跟着你是坏运气吗？
要看你是人还是老鼠。

场景再现：汽车标贴：
Lost your cat? Look under my tires
你的猫丢了？看看我的轮胎下面。

The neighbor’s cat would make a good hat.
邻居的猫可以做顶好帽子。
注：他盯上了邻居家的猫。

How hot is it?
It was so hot, a dog chased a cat walking.
天有多热？
太热了，一狗走着追猫。

catch
Horse owner: This horse is eight-years- old and he’s never raced before.
Jockey: How come?
Horse Owner: Well, we couldn’t catch him until he was seven.
马主：这匹马8岁了，他以前从来没有参加过比赛。
职业骑师：怎么会呢？
马主：它7岁以前我们抓不住它。

Is your refrigerator running?
It is? Well, you’d better go and catch it!
你的冰箱运转吗？（你的冰箱在跑吗？）
它跑吗？好了，你最好去抓住他。
注：Running:运转；跑

If you catch an elephant by its hind leg, and the elephant is desperate to run away, what will you do? --- let it run.
如果你抓住了一个大象的后腿，大象拼命要跑，你怎么办？——让他跑。

Which can move faster, heat or cold?
Heat, because you can catch cold.
热和冷谁跑得快？——热，因为你能抓住冷（你能感冒）