楊揚(yáng)
Lightning
Teacher: Why is it said that lightning never strikes the same place twice?
Roy: Because after it strikes once the same place isn't there any more!
閃電
老師:為什么說(shuō)閃電從來(lái)不會(huì)兩次擊中同一個(gè)地方?
羅伊:因?yàn)樗鼡糁幸粋€(gè)地方一次以后,那個(gè)地方就不存在了。
Very Long Absence
History teacher: Good morning, Mike. I see you are back at last. Are you better?
Mike: Yes, thank you, sir.
History teacher: Good, now how long were you away?
Mike: Since the Crusades, sir.
長(zhǎng)時(shí)間缺席
歷史老師:早上好,邁克,我終于看到你又回到了學(xué)校。你身體好些了嗎?
邁克:好些了,謝謝您,老師。
歷史老師:很好,你是從什么時(shí)候開(kāi)始缺課的?
邁克:老師,從“十字軍東征”的時(shí)候。
An Abstract Noun
Teacher: What's an abstract noun, Jane?
Jane: I don't know, Mrs Brown.
Teacher: What, you don't know!Well. It's the name of a thing which you can think of but cannot touch. Now, give me an example.
Jane: A red-hot poker, Mrs Brown.
抽象名詞
老師:珍妮,什么叫抽象名詞?
珍妮:我不知道,布朗老師。
老師:什么,你不知道!抽象名詞就是能想象但是不能摸到的東西的名稱。好,給我舉一個(gè)例子。
珍妮:一把燒得通紅的撥火棍,布朗老師。
When Was Rome Built?
Teacher: When was Rome built?
Tom: At night.
Teacher: Who told you that?
Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn't built in a day.
羅馬是什么時(shí)候建成的?
教師:羅馬是什么時(shí)候建成的?
湯姆:夜里。
教師:誰(shuí)跟你這么說(shuō)的?
湯姆:是您。您說(shuō)羅馬不是在一個(gè)白天建成的。
[注]這是一句諺語(yǔ),意思是“偉業(yè)非一日之功”。day可表示“天”,也可表示“白天”。
考試與評(píng)價(jià)·八年級(jí)版2020年3期