從前有位博物學家，確實博學多才。
第「1」串：a walking dictionary 活字典，這博學多才的人
It seems that he knows about everything, so people usually call him a walking dictionary.
人們向他提出種種問題，沒有一個他不知道答案。一天，有個小孩想捉弄他一下，就對他說：“學者爺爺，有一種 動物很特別，您肯定不知道它的名字！”
第「2」串：to play tricks on sb. 和某人開玩笑
That boy is quite mischievous and usually plays tricks on others.
“笑話！”學者說，“那動物是什么樣的？” “你聽著，”小孩說，“那家伙有3個腦袋，6只手，18只腳，5條 尾巴，100只眼睛，外加一個碗口大的肚臍眼。
第「3」串：You are kidding! 你在開玩笑！
Do you know that Andy has failed in the final exam? -You should be kidding.
它長著翅膀不會飛，走起路來卻快如風，你說它叫什么名字？“ 學者冥思苦想，三天三夜也想不出來，
第「4」串：to come up with 想出來
After one hour's hard thinking, he still couldn't come up with a good idea.
于是，又去翻查書籍，忙了一個月也沒結(jié)果，最后，還是屈尊去問小孩。“連這個你也不知道？”小孩笑道，“書上不是寫著嗎，它是個妖怪?！?BR> 第「5」串：to thumb through 翻查
He had thumbed through all the reference books, but still couldn't get the answer.
第「1」串：a walking dictionary 活字典，這博學多才的人
It seems that he knows about everything, so people usually call him a walking dictionary.
人們向他提出種種問題，沒有一個他不知道答案。一天，有個小孩想捉弄他一下，就對他說：“學者爺爺，有一種 動物很特別，您肯定不知道它的名字！”
第「2」串：to play tricks on sb. 和某人開玩笑
That boy is quite mischievous and usually plays tricks on others.
“笑話！”學者說，“那動物是什么樣的？” “你聽著，”小孩說，“那家伙有3個腦袋，6只手，18只腳，5條 尾巴，100只眼睛，外加一個碗口大的肚臍眼。
第「3」串：You are kidding! 你在開玩笑！
Do you know that Andy has failed in the final exam? -You should be kidding.
它長著翅膀不會飛，走起路來卻快如風，你說它叫什么名字？“ 學者冥思苦想，三天三夜也想不出來，
第「4」串：to come up with 想出來
After one hour's hard thinking, he still couldn't come up with a good idea.
于是，又去翻查書籍，忙了一個月也沒結(jié)果，最后，還是屈尊去問小孩。“連這個你也不知道？”小孩笑道，“書上不是寫著嗎，它是個妖怪?！?BR> 第「5」串：to thumb through 翻查
He had thumbed through all the reference books, but still couldn't get the answer.