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(qǐng)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。