英文笑话：Keys to Success 成功的关键
英语课
One day a father was 1 teaching 2 his son and said 3, "The keys to your success 4 are keeping your word and cleverness. Once you give somebody 5 a promise 6, you must carry it out on matter what will happen. This is called 'keeping one's words.'
"What is cleverness? asked his son.
"Cleverness is that you'll never make such 7 a promise, " the father answered.
一天，父亲教育儿子说：“一个人成功的关键就是严守诺言和足够聪明。一旦你给了别人承诺，无论发生什么事，你都得实现它，这个就叫‘守诺言’。”
儿子问：“那么什么是聪明呢？”
父亲回答：“聪明就是任何时候都别做这样的承诺。”
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲
- We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
- He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
n.成就，成功
- The party looks like being a success after all.无论怎么说这次聚会看起来是成功的。
- All in all,it has been a great success.总的来说，非常成功。
n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人
- Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
- He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。
n.诺言，约定，希望；v.允诺，约定，预示
- I didn't make any promise.我没有作出任何承诺。
- His promise is a big lie.他的许诺是大谎言。