时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)


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【生词预览】


 


oath宣誓


 


【笑话原文】


 


Twenty-one Forever


 


In court a judge asked the witness, "How old are you? I mean, really, how old are you? And remember, you're under oath so tell the truth."


 


The woman replied, "I'm twenty one and some months."


 


The judge said, "Be specific: how many months?"


 


So she said, "One hundred and eighteen months."


 


【中文译文】


 


“妙”龄证人


 


庭上的法官问证人:“多大了?我的意思是,真实年龄是多少?别忘了刚才已经宣誓过,所以请诚实作答” 这位女士回答:“我二十一岁又几个月。” 法官说:“要讲精确,到底是多少个月?” 她回答:“一百一十八个月!”


 


【词汇讲解】


 


1. oath宣誓。也有“诅咒”的意思:He hurled a few oaths at his wife.他骂了妻子几句。


 


2.specific具体的。We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting. 我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。




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