英文幽默笑话：霍恩·图克
英语课
George Ⅲ asked the once wellknown wit， Horne Tooke，whether he could play cards．
Your Majesty 1， replied Tooke， I am a mere 2 childwhere cards are concerned． I cannot even tell a King from aKnave.
乔治三世问一度大名鼎鼎的才子霍恩·图克，会不会玩纸牌。
陛下，图克回答说：在玩纸牌方面，我只不过是幼儿园的水平。我甚至分不清国王和无赖。
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majesty
n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权
参考例句：
The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！
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mere
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权
- The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
- Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！
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