时间:2019-01-22 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)


英语课



【生词预览】


 


breakfast早餐,swim游泳,wonder想知道


 


【笑话原文】


 


Why Three Times?


 


The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast.


 


Johnny laughed.


 


"Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that?" asked the teacher.


 


"No, sir," answered Johnny, "but I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were." 


 


【中文译文】


 


为什么是三趟


 


老师给同学们讲了一个小故事,说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳,横渡三趟。


 


约翰尼笑了。


 


老师问道:“你不相信一个游泳很好的人可以做到么?”


 


约翰尼回答说:“不是的,先生,我是不明白他为什么不游四次,这样他才可以回到放衣服的那边。”


 


【词汇讲解】


 


1.breakfast早餐。有关习语:have (或 eat) someone for breakfast (非正式)不费吹灰之力对付(或打败)某人


 


2.swim游泳。可以作及物或不及物动词。作不及物动词时还有“眩晕”的意思:He was hot and tired and his head was swimming.他又热又累, 头晕目眩。


 


3.doubt怀疑。也有“未确定”的意思:There is not much doubt about his guilt.他有罪几乎是可以确定的。


 


4.wonder想知道。作名词时有“奇才”的意思:He's a wonder with the way he arranges everything without any help.他不要任何帮忙就把事情样样办妥, 真是个奇才。




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