名人哏──家人

Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.

--Michael Levine, American author

你不会因为有了孩子就有父母的样子，就像你不会因为拥有了钢琴就成为钢琴家。

──麦可・莱文（美国作家）

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Santa Claus has the right idea—visit people only once a year.

--Victor Borge, Danish comedian

圣诞老人的想法是对的，一年只拜访人们一次。

──维克多・伯治，丹麦喜剧演员

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Some people stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

--William Dean Howells, American author

跟某些人相处一个小时，比跟其他人相处一个星期要痛苦得多。

──威廉・迪安・豪威尔斯，美国作家

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I never know what to get my father for his birthday. I gave him a $100 and said, “ Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.” So he went out and bought a present for my mother.

--Rita Rudner, American actress and comedian

我不知道该买什么生日礼物给老爸，所以我拿了一百元美金给他，说：”给自己买点会让日子好过一点的东西。 ”结果他买了礼物给我妈。

──丽塔・罗德纳，美国女演员