The Rope and the Weather

〔英語笑話〕——  Boy：What are you doing with that piece of rope ?        

                Old-timer：This is a weather gauge, sonny.

                Boy：How do you tell the weather with a piece of rope ? 

                Old-timer：It's simple Sonny. When it swings back and

                forth, it's windy. When it gets wet, it's raining.

                               

繩子測天氣

〔意譯成詩〕——  一根繩子測天氣，繩子來回搖擺時。

                就此證明有風至，摸著繩濕知有雨。