英文笑话：Prize 奖品
英语课
Little Albert came 1 home from school with a new book under his arm. "It's a prize 2, mother," he explained 3.
"A prize? What for, dear?"
"For natural 4 history. Teacher asked me how many legs an ostrich 5 has, and I said 6 three."
"But an ostrich has only two legs."
"I know it now. But all the pupils said four, so I was 7 the closest."
小阿尔伯特腋下夹着一本新书从学校回家来了。“这是奖品，妈妈。”他解释道。
“奖品？因为什么得的。亲爱的？”
“因为自然课得的。老师问我鸵鸟有几条腿，我说有三条。”
“但是鸵鸟是两条腿啊。”
“我现在知道了。但其他学生都说有四条。所以还是我最接近正确答案。”
1 came
v.动词come的过去式
- I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
- The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
2 prize
n.奖，奖品，战利品；v.珍视，捕获
- He won a prize for good behaviour at school.他因在校的表现好而获奖。
- He hopes from his very heart that he will win a prize.他满心希望获奖。
3 explained
v.讲解，解释( explain的过去式和过去分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解
- It's the nth time I've explained it to you. 这件事我已经向你解释过无数遍了。
- He explained that he had to leave at once. 他解释说他必须立即离开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 natural
adj.自然的，正常的，天生的；n.有天赋的人
- He is a natural dancer.他是天生的舞蹈家。
- Try to look natural for your photograph.拍照时要自然一点。
5 ostrich
n.鸵鸟
- Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
- The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。