IV. Explain the basis for the following jokes. Use the dictionary when in doubt.
1. Сa11er: I wonder if I can see your mother, little boy. Is she engaged?
W I l l I e: Engagedl She's married.
2. Booking C l e r k (at a small village station): You'll have to change twice before you get to York.
Villager (unused to travelling): Goodness me! And I've only brought the clothes I'm wearing.
3. The weather forecaster hadn't been right in three months, and his resignation caused little surprise. His alibi, however, pleased the city council.
"I can't stand this town any longer," read his note. "The climate doesn't agree with me."
4. Professor: You missed my class yesterday, didn't you?
Unsubdued student: Not in the least, sir, not in the least.
5. “A what?” "Papa, what kind of a robber is a page?"
"It says here that two pages held up the bride's train."
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