小幽默
2020-11-02杨扬
杨扬
Lightning
Teacher: Why is it said that lightning never strikes the same place twice?
Roy: Because after it strikes once the same place isn't there any more!
闪电
老师:为什么说闪电从来不会两次击中同一个地方?
罗伊:因为它击中一个地方一次以后,那个地方就不存在了。
Very Long Absence
History teacher: Good morning, Mike. I see you are back at last. Are you better?
Mike: Yes, thank you, sir.
History teacher: Good, now how long were you away?
Mike: Since the Crusades, sir.
长时间缺席
历史老师:早上好,迈克,我终于看到你又回到了学校。你身体好些了吗?
迈克:好些了,谢谢您,老师。
歷史老师:很好,你是从什么时候开始缺课的?
迈克:老师,从“十字军东征”的时候。
An Abstract Noun
Teacher: What's an abstract noun, Jane?
Jane: I don't know, Mrs Brown.
Teacher: What, you don't know!Well. It's the name of a thing which you can think of but cannot touch. Now, give me an example.
Jane: A red-hot poker, Mrs Brown.
抽象名词
老师:珍妮,什么叫抽象名词?
珍妮:我不知道,布朗老师。
老师:什么,你不知道!抽象名词就是能想象但是不能摸到的东西的名称。好,给我举一个例子。
珍妮:一把烧得通红的拨火棍,布朗老师。
When Was Rome Built?
Teacher: When was Rome built?
Tom: At night.
Teacher: Who told you that?
Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn't built in a day.
罗马是什么时候建成的?
教师:罗马是什么时候建成的?
汤姆:夜里。
教师:谁跟你这么说的?
汤姆:是您。您说罗马不是在一个白天建成的。
[注]这是一句谚语,意思是“伟业非一日之功”。day可表示“天”,也可表示“白天”。