赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之可以说给妈妈听的笑话(3):一个早熟的小孩(双语)
Unit 3 A Precocious Child 一个早熟的小孩
When the door-to-door salesman rang the doorbell of the suburban home, he was taken aback when a 10-year-old boy opened the door smoking a big cigar.
当挨家挨户兜售东西的推销员按了一幢郊区房子的门铃后,他吓了一跳,开门的竟是一位嘴里叼着一根大雪茄的十岁男孩。
The salesman could only stammer out, “Er, is your mother at home?”
推销员结结巴巴地问道“,哦,你妈妈在家吗?”
Answered the boy, “What do you think?”
小男孩回答说“,你认为呢?”
英语知识点解说:
1.precocious a. 早熟的;过早的
2.suburb n. 郊区;郊外(通常采用复数形)
suburban a. 郊区的;市郊的
in the suburbs of ... 在 市郊
=on the outskirts of...
例:To me, the suburbs are really boring. I prefer to live in the city.
(就我个人而言,郊区非常无聊,我比较喜欢住在都市。)
My school is located in the suburbs of Taipei.
(我的学校就坐落在台北市郊。)
3.be taken aback 吓了一跳;感到吃惊
例:I was rather taken aback when my dog started talking to me.
(当我的狗开始对我讲话时,我吓了一大跳。)
4.stammer vt. & vi. (因紧张、兴奋)结结巴巴说话
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