看笑話學英語:Things have been okay 一切正常

Things have been okay 一切正常

英語笑話

A young couple was becoming anxious about their four-yearold son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists , but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted , "Mom, the toast is burned."

You talked! You talked! his mother shouted, "I'm so happy! But why has it taked this long?"

Well, up till now , the boy said, "things have been okay."

中文翻譯

一對年輕夫婦有個兒子，已經(jīng)四歲了，還沒有開口說話，他們對此深感焦慮。他們帶他去找專家診治，但醫(yī)生們總覺得他沒有毛病。后來有一天早上吃早餐時，那孩子突然開口了：“媽媽，面包烤焦了。”

“你說話了！你說話了！”他母親叫了起來?！拔姨吲d了！但為什么花了這么長的時間呢？”

“哦，在這之前，”那男孩說，“一切都很正常?！?/p>

詞匯點睛

anxious [???k??s] adj. 憂慮的，擔憂的

specialist [?spe??l?st] n. 專家

blurt [bl??t] v. 脫口說出

up till now 直到現(xiàn)在

語法分析

1. A young couple was becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. 一對年輕夫婦有個兒子，已經(jīng)四歲了，還沒有開口說話，他們對此深感焦慮。

解析 　本句話中有兩個語法點，首先couple這個詞，在英式英語中，其謂語動詞用復數(shù)，在美式英語中，其謂語動詞用單數(shù)；其次本句話中還有包含一個由who引導的定語從句，修飾son。

口語實踐

A　I hope I don't have that many chores yet. I'm sleepy.

B　I'll help you out with them in case you're too tired.

A　我真希望沒有那么多瑣事，我好困。

B　如果你太累的話我來幫你做吧。

★chore [t???(r)] n. 瑣事

★sleepy [?sli?p?] adj. 困的，欲睡的

★in case 假使，以防（萬一）

A　Do you love your family?

B　Of course,I love them very much.

A　你愛你的家人嗎？

B　當然了，我很愛他們。

A　Is anyone waiting at home to see me?

B　Of course! Your mother can't wait to see you again.

A　有人在家里等著見我嗎？

B　當然！你媽媽都等不及要見你了。