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今天分享的是“最后一只鸡”的英文故事。
重点词汇
butcher n.屠夫,屠户;
scale n.天平;
faintly adv. 微弱地;模糊地;虚弱地
hesitate vi.犹豫,踌躇;不愿;支吾;停顿
This joke is about a man who has a clever, but not very honest idea. See how this gets him into trouble in the end. Enjoy!
(1) A butcher, who had had a particularly good day, proudly (2) flipped2 his last chicken on (3) a scale and weighed it. "That will be (4) 6.35 euros," he told the customer.
"That's a good price, but it really is a little too small," said the woman. "Don't you have anything larger?" Hesitating, but thinking fast, the butcher returned the chicken to the refrigerator, paused a moment, then took it out again. "This one," he said (5) faintly, " will be 6.65 euros."
The woman paused for a moment, then made her decision. (6) "I know what," she said, "I'll take both of them!"
(1) a man who cuts meat and sells it
(2) threw up onto the counter
(3) a small tool that shows how heavy something is
(6) "I know what I want to do"
最后一只鸡
这个笑话讲的是一个有小聪明,但不太诚实想法的人。 看看这是怎么让他陷入困境的。好好享受吧!
一个屠夫,有一天他很开心,他非常自豪的把最后一只鸡翻到秤上称了一下。“这是6.35英镑,”他告诉客户。
“价钱不错,但实在有点太小了,”那个女人说。没有大一点的吗?”屠夫犹豫了一下,大脑飞速运转,把肌肉放回冰箱,停了一会儿,然后又把它拿了出来。“这个,”他淡淡地说,“5英镑,6.65英镑。”
那女人停了一会儿,然后做了决定。 “我知道我想要什么了,”她说,“我两个都要!”
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1 flip | |
vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的 | |
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2 flipped | |
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥 | |
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3 pence | |
n.便士;名词penny的复数形式 | |
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4 softly | |
adv.柔和地,静静地,温柔地 | |
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