若是你在学习英语的过程中感到很枯燥，不妨来读一些英语幽默小故事放松放松。
英语幽默故事简短，内容诙谐幽默，情节生动有趣，相信在你在阅读的同时也可以一起学习英语哦。
下面分享下今天的这篇英语幽默故事：大五个月。
The Second World War had begun， and John wanted to join the army， but he was only 16 years old， and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18。 So when the army doctor examined him， he said that he was 18。
But John‘s brother had joined the army a few days before， and the same doctor had examined him too。 This doctor remembered the older boy‘s family name， so when he saw John‘s papers， he was surprised。
“How old are you？” he said。
“Eighteen， sir，” said John。
“But your brother was eighteen， too，” said the doctor。 “Are you twins？”
“Oh， no， sir，” said John， and his face went red。 “My brother is five months older than I am。”
第二次世界大战开始了，约翰想参军，可他只有十六岁，当时规定男孩到十八岁才能入伍。所以军医给他进行体检时，他说他已经十八岁了。
可约翰的哥哥刚入伍没几天，而且也是这个军医给他做的检查。这位医生还记得他哥哥的姓。所以当他看到约翰的表格时，感到非常惊奇。
“你多大了？”军医问。
“十八，长官。”约翰说。
“可你的哥哥也是十八岁，你们是双胞胎吗？”
约翰脸红了，说：“哦，不是，长官，我哥哥比我大五个月。”
词汇学习：
begun [bɪˈɡɪn] 开始，开始进行；着手
allow [əˈlaʊ] 允许；听凭；酌留；促使
army [ˈɑːmɪ] 军队，陆军；大群
examined [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] 调查；诊察；检查；检测
好了，今天的故事就到这里了，喜欢这个故事的朋友不妨将这个故事讲给更多的人听哦。
来源：沪江英语
责任编辑：陈熙
