A Teenager's Joke: Guidelines for Doing Schoolwork有关青少年的一则笑话：做作业的指导方针
My school had a policy about homework. Students should not spend more than ninety minutes per night doing homework.
我的学校有一项针对作业的政策。学生每天晚上做作业的时间不应该超过九十分钟。
This is how I use the time for my work.
以下就是我如何为完成作业而使用这九十分钟的。
Fifteen minutes looking for assignment;
花十五分钟找作业；
Eleven minutes calling a friend for the assignment;
花十一分钟打电话向同学问作业；
Twenty three minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and does not like teenagers;
花二十三分钟抱怨 老师为什么总是那么讨厌，为什么不喜欢我们这些十几岁的孩子；
Eight minutes in the bathroom;
花八分钟在洗手间里；
Ten minutes getting a snack;
花十分钟找小吃；
Seven minutes checking the TV Guide;
花七分钟查看电视节目预告；
Six minutes telling my parents that the teacher never explained the assignment;
花六分钟告诉父母，老师从没解释过所布置的作业；
ten minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom or Dad to do the assignment.
花十分钟坐在餐桌旁等妈妈或者爸爸来做作业。
单词注解：
guideline 指导方针
policy 政策
per 每
assignment 作业
mean 低劣的
snack 小吃
TV guide 电视指南
