看笑話學(xué)英語:The swimmer 游泳者

The swimmer 游泳者

英語笑話

The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. Johnny laughed.

Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that? asked the teacher.

No, sir, answered Johnny, "but I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were."

中文翻譯

老師給同學(xué)們講了一個(gè)小故事，說有一個(gè)人早飯前要在河里游泳，橫渡三趟。約翰尼笑了。

老師問道：“你不相信一個(gè)游泳很好的人可以做到么？”

約翰尼回答說：“不是的，先生，我是不明白他為什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那邊?！?/p>

詞匯點(diǎn)睛

doubt [da?t] v. 懷疑，不相信

語法分析

1. The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. 老師給同學(xué)們講了一個(gè)小故事，說有一個(gè)人早飯前要在河里游泳，橫渡三趟。

解析 　這個(gè)句子的主干是The teacher told the class the story。who引導(dǎo)的定語從句作后置定語修飾man。

2. I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were. 我是不明白他為什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那邊。

解析 　這個(gè)句子的主干是I wonder。why引導(dǎo)的從句作wonder的賓語。在賓語從句中又包含一個(gè)由where引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾the side。

口語實(shí)踐

A　If you have questions, raise your hands.

B　OK, Professor, I have a question.

A　如果你們有問題，請舉手。

B　好的，教授，我有一個(gè)問題。

A　What do we do first, sir?

B　Let's review what we learned yesterday.

A　我們先干什么，老師？

B　咱們復(fù)習(xí)一下昨天學(xué)過的內(nèi)容。

A　Are you enjoying the class so far?

B　Yeah, I love it.

A　到目前為止你喜歡這門課嗎？

B　是的，非常喜歡。