Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents."What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly."Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
好孩子
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢.
“昨天給你的錢干什么了?”
“我給了一個可憐的老太婆,”他回答說.“你真是個好孩子,”媽媽驕傲地說.“再給你兩分錢.可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢?”
“她是個賣糖果的.”
Nest and Hair
My sister,a primary school teacher,was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.
"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.
"I didn't see the bird,ma' am,only the nest," replied the child.
"Then,can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her .
"Well,ma'am,it just resembles your hair."
Notes:
(1) inform v.告訴
(2) nest n.窩；巢
(3) description n.描述
(4) encourage v.鼓勵
(5) resemble v.相似；類似
18.鳥窩與頭發(fā)
我姐姐是一位小學老師.一次一個學生告訴她說一只鳥兒在教室外 的樹上壘了個窩.
“是什么鳥呢?”我姐姐問她.
“我沒看到鳥兒,老師,只看到鳥窩.”那孩子回答說.
“那么,你能給我們描述一下這個鳥巢嗎?”我姐姐鼓勵她道.
“哦,老師,就像你的頭發(fā)一樣.”
I've Just Bitten My Tongue
"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.
"Yes,dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"
"Cause I've just bitten my tongue!"
Notes:
(1) poisonous adj.有毒的
(2) Cause I've just bitten my tongue 因為我剛咬了自己的舌頭.句中 Cause 是 Because 的縮略形式.
我剛咬破自己的舌頭
“我們有毒嗎?”一個年幼的蛇問它的母親.
“是的,親愛的,”她回答說,“你問這個干什么?”
“因為我剛剛咬破自己的舌頭.”
A Woman Who Fell
It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate,a plump,middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind,lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto her back.Her momentum carried her close to my shoes.Before I could help her,however,she had scrambled up.Gaining her composure,she winked at me and said,"Do you always have beautiful women failing at your feet?"
摔倒的女人
上下班高峰期,我匆匆奔向紐約豪華中心站去趕一趟火車.接近門口,一位肥胖的中年婦女從后面沖過來,沒想到在平滑的大理石地面上失了腳,仰面滑倒了.她的慣性使她接近了我的腳.我正準備扶她,她卻自己爬了起來.她鎮(zhèn)定了一下,對我擠了一下眉,說道：“總是有漂亮女人拜倒在你腳下嗎?”