The Wonderful Person了不起的人

The examiner: “Do you think Shakespeare would be a wonderful person if he was alive today?”

Student: “Yes, he would be a wonderful person,because we can not find a person in the world who lives more than four hundred years.”

主考人：“如果莎士比亞今天還活著，你認(rèn)為他是否會成為一個很了不起的人物？”

學(xué)生：“是的，他肯定會成為一個非常了不起的人物，因為世界上還找不到一個能活到400多歲的人?！?/p>

I’m Going Left我要左轉(zhuǎn)了

My teenage daughter was nervous as she took the wheel for her first driving lesson. As she was pulling out of the parking lot, the instructor said, “Turn left here. And don’t forget to let the people behind you know what you’re doing.”

She turned to the students sitting in the back seat and announced, “I’m going left.”

我女兒上駕駛課第一次握方向盤，很緊張。當(dāng)她開著車從停車場出來的時候，教練說：“在這里左轉(zhuǎn)，不要忘記告訴你后面的人你要干什么?！?/p>

她轉(zhuǎn)過頭來對坐在后排的同學(xué)說：“我要左轉(zhuǎn)了?！?/p>

The Impolite Behaviour不禮貌行為

In the moral education session, the teacher found that David was bending over the table sleeping, and then called him, “David!”

David was awakened and replied, “Yes, Sir!”

Teacher: “What is an example of impolite behaviour?”

David said loudly, “Disturbing others’ rest is an example of impolite behaviour!”

老師在給學(xué)生們上道德教育課時，發(fā)現(xiàn)大衛(wèi)伏在桌上打盹兒，就叫道：“大衛(wèi)！”

大衛(wèi)被驚醒了，應(yīng)道：“到！”

老師：“什么是不禮貌行為？”

大衛(wèi)大聲說：“打擾別人休息是不禮貌行為！”

Key points

alive 活著的；活潑的

announce 宣布

awaken 喚醒

bend （使）彎曲，屈身

disturb 打擾

examiner 主考人

instructor 指導(dǎo)員，教員

lot 場地

moral 道德的

nervous 緊張的

rest 休息；剩余部分

session 一節(jié)（課）；學(xué)年

teenage 十幾歲的

wheel 方向盤

本欄目選自《每天一點(diǎn)兒給力的英文·笑慘樂翻的英語笑話》，由機(jī)械工業(yè)出版社授權(quán)選載。