1. The easiest way to meet your neighbours is to play the stereo full blast at 2 a.m.

(full blast= sekencang-kencangnya)

2. A farmer gave his neighbour a lift into town. His truck was old and almost springless and the country roads were very rough, so there was a lot of bouncing. As they finally stopped at their destination, the neighbour said,'I really do appreciate this. I hope someday I'll be able to recuperate.'

(gave a lift= memberi tumpangan; springless= tidak ada pegasnya; recuperate= pulih)

2. Seorang petani memberi tumpangan kepada seorang kenalan dekat rumahnya ke kota. Truknya sudah tua dan hampir tidak ber-per, dan jalanan di desa sangat kasar dan banyak gundukan.

Ketika akhirnya sampai di tujuan, kenalan tersebut mengatakan,"Aku sangat menghargai ini. Aku harap suatu hari nanti aku akan pulih dari guncangan-guncangan ini."

3. 'My neighbour bang on the wall at all hours,' said Sam. 'Doesn't that keep you awake?' asked Bill. 'No, it hardly interferes with my trumpet practice,' said Sam.

(bang on= menggedor; interferes= mengganggu)

4. A handsome, well-dressed man handed the poor beggar a five dollar bill. 'Here my good man,' he said,'eat your fill and there's enough there for a drink or two.' The beggar entered Tony's restaurant where he ate the biggest dinner of his life and then topped it off with a bottle of wine and a big tip of Luigi, the waiter.

'Ah,' said the handsome, well-dressed stranger, 'it's a good world. Everyone is happy: The poor beggar because he is no longer hungry. Tony because he has made a big sale. The waiter because he has received a nice tip. And me? ... I'm happy too, because the bill was counterfeited.'

(handed= menyerahkan; bill= uang kertas; eat your fill= makan sekenyangnya; topped it off= mengakhiri; counterfeited= palsu)

4. Seorang pria ganteng dan perlente memberikan uang lima dollar kepada seorang pengemis. 'Ini, saudaraku,' katanya, 'makanlah sekenyangnya dan cukup untuk membeli satu atau dua gelas minuman.'

Pengemis itu masuk ke restoran Tony. Kemudian ia makan sekenyangnya dan mengakhirinya dengan sebotol anggur dan memberikan tip besar kepada Luigi, si pelayan.

'Ah,' kata pria ganteng dan perlente itu, 'dunia yang menyenangkan. Semua orang bahagia: Pengemis itu senang karena tidak lapar lagi. Tony senang karena usahanya laku, si pelayan senang karena menerima tip besar. Dan aku? ... aku juga senang karena uang itu sebenarnya palsu.'

5. A motorist got lost in the countryside, somewhere in England. He saw a farmer and asked,'Could you please tell me where I am?' The old farmer peered into the car and said, 'You are in the car.' The motorist turned to his companion and said,'A perfect politician! Nothing he said that I do not already know.'

(peered into= melongok, mengintip ke dalam; companion= teman)

5. Seorang pengendara tersesat di sebuah pedesaa, di suatu tempat di Inggris. Dia melihat seorang petani tua dan bertanya,'Tolong beritahu di mana saya sekarang?' Petani tua itu melongok ke dalam mobil dan berkata,'Anda berada di dalam mobil Anda.'

Sang pengendara menoleh pada temannya dan berkata,'Politisi sempurna! Tidak ada yang dia katakan yang saya belum ketahui.'

6. Two friends of long standing met at their club. 'Jonathan, old chap,' said one, looking morosely into his drink. 'As your best friend I hate to tell you this, but your wife is frickle.'

'Ah,' sighed Jonathan. 'So she's thrown you over too.'

(morosely= murung; frickle=jalang; sighed= menghela nafas panjang; throw one over= meninggalkan)

6. Dua orang teman akrab bertemu di satu klub mereka. 'Jonathan, kawan lama,' kata yang seorang, terlihat murung sambil meneguk minumannya. 'Sebagai sahabat karib aku sebenarnya tidak senang memberitahumu, istrimu sebenarnya jalang.'

'Ah,' kata Jonathan sambil menghela nafas panjang. 'Jadi dia meninggalkanmu juga.'

7. Politics is like love; everyone jumps in head first without understanding the first thing about it.

(jumps in= melompat masuk)

8. Never believe anything about a politician, until he had made an official denial.

(denial= penyangkalan)

9. The reason why politicians seem so busy is that they spend half the time telling the press what they're going to do and the other half explaining to the voters why they didn't.

(half the time= separuh waktunya; press= media massa; voters= para pemilih)