英文小笑話:下雨
A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard． They did not have their umbrella with them， and there was nowhere to hide from the rain， so they were soon very wet， and the small boy did not feel very happy．
For a long time while they were walking home through the rain， the boy was thinking． Then at last he turned to his father and said to him，Why does it rain， Father？ It isn't very nice， is it？
No， it isn't very nice， but it's very useful，Tom，answered his father．It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us， and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep．
Tom thought about this for a few seconds， and then he said，Then，why does it rain on the road too， Father？一個小男孩和他的父親正在鄉間行走，突然下起了大雨。
他們沒帶傘，加上四下無處可以躲雨，所以很快他們渾身上下被淋溼了，小男孩感到很不好受。
他們在雨中朝家走去，有好一會兒，那個男孩一直在思索着什麼。後來終於他朝父親轉過臉去，問他說：爸爸，爲什麼天會下雨呢？下雨可不太好，是吧？
是呀，下雨是不太好，可是下雨也有很多有益的地方，湯姆。父親回答說。老天爺下雨促使了爲我們所食用的水果和蔬菜的生長，同樣也促使牛羊所吃的青草的生長。
湯姆對父親的這番話想了一會，然後說：那麼，父親，老天爺爲什麼還要把雨下在路上呢？
