The dumbest kid in the world
2021-12-28康鹤彪
康鹤彪
同学们,你看到“The dumbest kid in the world”这个标题时,想到了什么?阅读下面的英语小短文,看看到底是谁最傻。
A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.”
The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?” The boy takes the quarters and leaves.
“What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!”
Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.
“Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?”
The boy licked his cone① and replied, “Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”
Notes:
①cone n.圓锥体,圆锥形东西,球果
参考例句:
1.Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.(锯屑堆积如山。)
2.The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.(警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。)
同学们,如果你不能完全明白,不要紧,对照中文翻译,再看一看吧!
天底下最傻的孩子
一个小男孩走进一家理发店,这时,理发师悄悄对顾客说:“这是天底下最傻的孩子,我来证明给你看。”
理发师在一只手上放了一美元,另一只手上放了两个25美分的硬币,然后把男孩叫过来,问道:“孩子,你想要哪个?”男孩拿走了两个25美分的硬币,然后离开了。
理发师说道:“瞧我刚刚给你说了啥?这孩子从不会吸取教训。”
过了一会,顾客离开的时候,他看到那个男孩从冰淇淋店走了出来。“哎,孩子,我能问你个问题吗?你为什么拿走美分硬币而不是美元?”
男孩舔了舔冰淇淋,然后答道:“因为等我拿走了美元,这个游戏就结束了。”
怎么样?看完文章,知道谁最傻了吧!
(作者单位:江苏省泰州市姜堰区第四中学)