inquire詢問
【笑話原文】
The Reason of Being Late Mike was late for school. He said to his teacher, Mr. Black, "Excuse me for my coming late, sir. I watched a football match in my dream."
"Why did it make you late?" inquired the teacher.
"Because neither team could win the game, so it lasted a long time." replied Mike.
【中文譯文】
睡過頭的原因 麥克上學(xué)遲到了。他對布萊克老師說:“對不起,老師,今天早上我遲到了。因?yàn)槲以趬衾镉^看了一場球賽。” “為什么它會讓你遲到呢?”老師問道。 “因?yàn)檫@兩個(gè)隊(duì)都沒有能力獲勝,所以就持續(xù)的時(shí)間長了。”麥克回答說。
【詞匯講解】
1.late遲的。Late in the day 為時(shí)已晚。 You've realized it a little late in the day.你已經(jīng)認(rèn)識到了,不過為時(shí)已晚。
2.inquire詢問,打聽。I will inquire when to begin our lessons.我要去問一下我們什么時(shí)候開始上課。