1．Back up Two Miles退后两英里
A farmer and his son, traveling by horse and buggy up a narrow lane, met a motorist going the other way. There was no room to pass for two miles in either direction. The motorist, in hurry, honked his horn.
"If you don't back up," said the farmer, rolling up his sleeves, I won't like what I'm going to have to do." The surprised driver put his car in reverse and backed up two miles, allowing the horse and buggy to go by. "What was it you wouldn't have liked to have done back there?" asked the farmer's son.
"Back up two miles," replied the farmer.
一位农夫和他的儿子乘坐轻便马车来到一段窄路，他们遇到一个开车的人向相反的方向去。两个方向的两英里以内都没有地方可以使他们相擦而过。驾车人甚是着急，按响了喇叭。“如果你不后退，”农夫说着撸起了袖子，“我可不喜欢我将不得不做的事。”司机吃惊不小，挂上倒挡，向后退了两英里，让轻便马车先过去。
“刚才在那儿你说过的你不喜欢要做的事是什么？”农夫的儿子问道。
“退后两英里，”农夫回答道。
2. Which one is useful? 哪个更有用？
Two boys are talking about the sun and the moon. "Which one of them is more useful?" asked one of them.
两个男孩在谈论太阳和月亮。“它们中哪个更有用？”其中一个问道。
"Of course the moon is. The moon is in the sky when it's dark, but the sun is in the sky in the daytime when nobody needs it."
“当然是月亮。月亮在天黑时挂在天空，但太阳是在白天谁也不需要它时挂在天空。”
3. An honest boy 诚实的小男孩
A lady lost her handbag in the bustle of Christmas shopping. It was found by an honest boy and returned to her.
一位女士圣诞节购物时丢了钱包。一个诚实的小男孩捡到了钱包，还给了她。
Looking in her purse, she commented, "Hmmm...that's funny. When I lost my purse there was a $20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills."
她看了看钱包，说：“嗯……真有趣。我丢钱包时，里面有一张20元的钞票。现在却有20张一元的钞票。”
The boy quickly replied, "That's right, lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, she didn't have any change for a reward."
那个男孩马上回答说：“没错，太太。上次我捡到一位女士的钱包，她没有零钱酬谢。”
4. Put an apple back 放回苹果
The orchard-keeper spotted a little boy sneak into the orchard and climb an apple tree, so he raced over. "Little devil, what are you doing up on my tree?"
护园人发现一个小男孩偷偷钻进果园，爬上了一棵苹果树，就迅速走了过去。“小家伙，你在我的树上做什么？”
"Look here, sir, an apple fell off your tree, so I'm trying to put it up again!" the boy replied holding the apple in his hand.
“看这里，先生，一个苹果从您的树上掉了下来，所以我想把它重新挂上去！”小男孩举着手里的苹果回答说。
5．A Good Boy好孩子
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."
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。
”你真是个好孩子，“妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？”
“她是个卖糖果的。”
6．Whose father was the stronger 谁的爸爸是最强壮的
Will and Bill were quarrelling about whose father was the stronger. Will said," Well, you know the Pacific Ocean? My father's the one who dug the hole for it."
维尔和比尔为谁的爸爸更强壮而争吵不休。维尔说：“你知道太平洋吗？那个坑是我爸爸挖的。”
Bill wasn't impressed, "Well, that's nothing. You know the Dead Sea? My father's the one who killed it!"
比尔不屑地说：“那没什么。你知道死海吗？那是我爸爸打死的。” |
