《新编英语教程》第四册有一则幽默:一位来自巴黎的客人旅居英国,女房东面带愁容地告诉他:“My husband has just passed to the other side.”客人往花园栏栅的另一边望去,并不见人影.心中疑惑。女房东进一步解释:“I mean he’s kicked the bucket.”客人就安慰她:“I hope his foot will be better soon.”女房东感到莫名其妙:“No,he wash’t here,he snuffed it…you know。”客人更是丈二金刚摸不着头脑,冲口而出:“But you’ve got electricity here.”