时间:2019-01-07 作者:英语课 分类:趣味英语


英语课

Honest?

诚实吗?


Two small boys, not yet old enough to be in school, were overheard 1 talking at the zoo one day. "My name is Billy. What's yours?" asked the first boy. "Tommy," replied the second. "My Daddy's an accountant. What does your Daddy do for a living?" asked Billy. Tommy replied, "My Daddy's a lawyer." "Honest?" asked Billy. "No, just the regular kind", replied Tommy.


在动物园,我无意中听到两个学龄前的小男孩在聊天。 “我叫Billy。你叫什么名字?” 一个男孩问题。“Tommy”,另一个男孩回答。

“我爸爸是一位会计师,你爸爸是做什么的?”Billy问Tommy。“我爸爸是一位律师,”Tommy回答。

“真的吗?”Billy问。

“不是啦,就跟别的律师一样。”Tommy回答。







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overheard
overheard
  
 


adj. 串音的, 偶而听到的
动词overhear的过去式和过去分词形式


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We talked quietly so as not to be overheard. 我们低声交谈,以免别人听到。
I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me. 我低声地把这个消息告诉露西,可还是被乔伊斯听到了。













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