看笑話學(xué)英語

字號:

1.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."
    Notes:
    gave v.給 (give的一般過去時形式)
    poor adj. 貧窮的
    proudly adv. 驕傲的,自豪的
    be interested in 對…感興趣
    candy n. 糖果
    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?!霸俳o你兩分錢??赡銥槭裁磳δ俏焕咸敲锤信d趣呢?”
    “她是個賣糖果的?!?BR>    2. 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:
    inform v.告訴
    nest n.窩;巢
    description n.描述
    encourage v.鼓勵
    resemble v. 相似;類似
    鳥窩與頭發(fā)
    我姐姐是一位小學(xué)老師。一次一個學(xué)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?!蹦呛⒆踊卮鹫f。
    “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?!?BR>    3. Teeth
    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:
    poisonous adj.有毒的
    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?!?