《笑林广记》是中国笑话集，又名《新镌笑林广记》。此书作者游戏主人编成，游戏主人并不是指一个人而是清代的一批文人。《笑林广记》可算是严格意义上的笑话集，语言风趣，文字简练隽秀，表现手法也十分成熟。此书分十二部，每部皆有其独特主题。一古艳、二腐流、三术业、四形体、五殊禀、六闺风、七世讳、八僧道、九贪吝、十贫窭、十一讥刺、十二谬误。

《笑林广记·留茶》

有客来友家，友留客饮茶，令子向邻家借茶叶未至，每汤沸，则以水益之，釜且满矣，而茶叶终不得。妻乃谓夫曰：“倒不如留客沐浴了吧。”

Entertaining to Tea
A guest came to visit a friend, who then sent his son to borrow some tea-leaves from neighbors, so that he could serve some tea. By the time the water was boiling, the son still hadn't returned. Some cold water had to be put in. Gradually, more and more water was added until the cauldron became full. The son still had not returned with tea-leaves. At last the friend's wife said to her husband, "In this case it would be better to invite the guest to have a bath!"

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