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幽默小故事

2023-07-22张恒

中学生英语·阅读与写作 2023年6期
关键词:臭鼬今年夏天夏令营

张恒

(一)

A boy tells his friend, “The food was terrible at summer camp this year. Myfirst day there, I threw mine in the lake. I got a big surprise when the fish didntthrow it back.”

一个男孩和他的朋友说:“今年夏令营的食物太糟糕了。我在那里的第一天就把我的饭菜扔到了湖里。当时鱼没把它扔回来,我还大吃一惊呢。”

(二)

Two kids are talking.

Bill: You should have been with me this summer at camp. We had a lot ofhard times with skunks1.

Tina: How do they smell?

Bill: They smell like our P.E. class! But I never changed clothes once thissummer at camp and you know what? To the end of the season, the skunks ranaway from me.”

兩个孩子在聊天。

比尔:今年夏天你应该和我一起去露营。我们和臭鼬相处得很艰难。

蒂娜:它们闻起来什么味儿?

比尔:闻起来就像我们体育课上的味道!但今年夏天我在夏令营从来没有换过一次衣服。你知道吗?直到这个季节结束,臭鼬见到我就绕道走。”

(三)

Elmer: Hey, George. Did you hear about the tire2 that had a nervousbreakdown3?

George: No. Tell me about it.

Elmer: It just couldnt take any more pressure4!

埃尔默:嘿,乔治。你听说那个精神崩溃的轮胎了吗?

乔治:没有。告诉我吧。

埃尔默:它就是承受不了更多的压力才会崩溃的!

(四)

Mary: My mother really talked to the airplane pilot when we got on the plane.

Tom: Really? What did she talk about?

Mary: Oh, she just told him not to go faster than sound because she and Iwanted to talk a lot.

玛丽:当我们上飞机的时候,我妈妈真的和飞行员交待过了。

汤姆:真的吗?她说了什么?

玛丽:哦,她只是叫他不要飞得超过音速,因为她想和我好好聊聊天。

(五)

Two kids were walking home from school.

“What should we do tonight?”Eric asked.“

Lets flip a coin5,”said Jenny.“If it comes up head, we will go to the movies.If it comes up tail6, well play ping-pong. If it stands on edge7, well study.”

两个孩子从学校步行回家。

“我们今晚该干嘛?”埃里克问道。

“让我们掷硬币决定吧。”珍妮说,“如果是人头这一面,我们就去看电影。如果是字的一面,我们就去打乒乓球。如果它水平竖立着,我们就去学习。”

(六)

Jonas: Did you hear about the farmer who ran a steamroller8 over his field9 ofpotatoes?

Adam: No. Not a word.

Jonas: Well, he thought hed get much smashed10 potatoes.

乔纳斯:你听说过一个农民用压路机碾过他的土豆地的事吗?

亚当:没有。完全没听说过这种事。

乔纳斯:嗯,因为他以为自己会得到很多土豆泥。

Notes

1. skunk. 臭鼬

2. tire. 轮胎

3. nervous breakdown.精神崩溃

4. pressure.气体或液体形成的;压力;压强

5. flip a coin 抛钱币;决定

6. tail. 硬币的反面

7. edge.边;边缘

8. steamroller.蒸汽压路机

9. field . 田地;田野

10. smash . 打碎;使……粉碎

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