大忙人学社交口语 第22期:讲笑话
时间：2018-12-26 作者：英语课 分类：大忙人学社交口语
英语课
Do you want to hear a funny joke?
你想听个有趣的笑话吗?
OK. Are you sure it's funny, though?
好啊，可是你确定它好笑呜?
Well, you'll see.
你不妨听听看。
OK.
好。
OK, an Englishman 1, a Scotsman, and an Irishman were going on a trip across the desert, and they could only take one thing with them.
好，有一个英格兰人、一个苏格兰人和一个爱尔兰人要横穿沙漠，而且每个人只能带一样东西。
I see.
我懂。
So they met up at the start of the journey 2 and showed each other their equipment 3.
于是他们在行程的起点见面时，把自己带的东西拿给其他人看。
Oh, that's funny!
噢，真好玩!
Hang on, I haven't finished yet.
等等，我还没说完。
Oh, sorry.
噢，抱歉。
Well, as I was saying, they showed each other what they had decided 4 to bring.
嗯，我说到他们把自己决定要带的东西拿给其他人看。
The Englishman had brought some water.
英格兰人带了一些水，
"If we get thirsty, we'll have something to drink," he said.
他说:“假如我们口渴了，我们就有东西可以喝。”
The Scotsman brought a map. "If we get lost, we'll be able to find our way."苏格兰人带了一张地图:“假如我们迷路了，我们就可以靠它来找路。”
The Irishman had brought a car door.
爱尔兰人则带了一扇车门。
A car door? You mean just one car door?
车门？你是说一扇车门?
Yep. A car door.
没错，就是车门。
"Why the door?" the others asked him.
另外两个人问他说:“为什么要带车门?”
"Well," he said, “If it gets hot, we can open the window." Do you get it?
他说:“哦，假如天气热的话，我们就可以把车窗打开。”你听懂了吗?
Well…
哦……
1 Englishman
n.(pl.Englishmen)英国人；英国男人
- I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.我很惊讶,他竟不是英国人。
- She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.她若有所思地盯着桌子对面的那个英国人。
2 journey
n.旅行，旅程；路程
- She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。
- The journey home was great fun.回家的旅程非常有趣。
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