英语笑话：A snail 一只蜗牛

A snail¹

A snail crossing the road was run over by a turtle. Later at the hospital he regained² consciousness and was asked what happened. "It happened so fast I can’t remember," the snail replied.

Notes:
1. A snail crossing the road was run over by a turtle.
一只正在过马路的蜗牛被一只乌龟碾过。

2. Later at the hospital he regained consciousness and was asked what happened.
后来在医院蜗牛恢复了意识，被问起发生了什么事。

“失去意识”用lose consciousness,表达“恢复意识”的动词可以用recover或regain。

3. "It happened so fast I can’t remember," the snail replied.
蜗牛因“发生得大快.我不记得了。”

fast的后面省略了一个that,这个句型已在前面出现多次，即“so...(that)...”(如此······以致于······）。
从人类的角度来看，乌龟的动作是很慢的；但是在蜗牛看来，乌龟就很快。所以有人说：“世界上没有绝对的真理， 只有相对的真理。”

1 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

2 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。