时间:2018-11-27 作者:英语课 分类:背诵为王第二册


英语课

6 The 21st Birthday



 


  All of his life George from Cape 1 Breton had heard stories ofan amazing family tradition. It seems that his father,grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk onwater on their 21st birthday. On that day, they'd walk acrossthe lake to the boat club for their first legal drink.So when George's 21st birthday came around, he and his palCorky took a boat out to the middle of the lake. Georgestepped out of the boat and nearly drowned! Corky just managedto pull him to safety.Furious 2 and confused, George went to see his grandmother.“Grandma, it's my 21st birthday, so why can't I walk acrossthe lake like my father, his father, and his father beforehim?” Granny looked into George's eyes and said, “Because, youdumb ass 3, your father, grandfather and great grandfather wereborn in January. You were born in July.”




legal       合法的

drown     ? 淹死

furious      愤怒







21岁生日



生于Cape Breton的乔治自出生以来就听说了一个令人惊奇的家族轶事。他的父亲、祖父、曾祖父似乎都在他们二十一岁生日那天在水上行走。那一天,他们走过湖面,去划船俱乐部喝他们第一杯合法的酒。所以当乔治的二十一岁生日到来的时候,他和他的伙伴高尔基驾船来到河中央。乔治跨出船外,但他差一点淹死!高尔基拼命把他拉了上来。乔治感到生气和困惑,他去问他的祖母,“祖母,今天是我二十一岁的生日,但我为什么不能像父亲、祖父和曾祖父那样走过湖面呢?”祖母注视着他的眼睛说,“傻瓜,因为你的父亲,祖父和曾祖父在一月出生,而你生在七月。”



1 cape
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
2 furious
adj.狂怒的,暴怒的,强烈的,激烈的
  • I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
  • His wife was furious with him.他妻子对他大发雷霆。
3 ass
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
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alkaline geochemical barrier
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