幽默笑话:游泳者

 　　The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. Johnny laughed.

　　老师给同学们讲了一个小故事，说一个人早饭前要在河里游泳，横渡三趟。约翰尼笑了。

　　"Do you doubt¹ that a good swimmer² could³ do that?"asked the teacher.

　　老师问道:“你不相信一个游泳很好的人可以做到这个？”

　　"No，sir，"answered Johnny，"but I wonder⁴ why he did⁵ not swim it four times and get back to the side⁶ where his clothes were."

　　约翰尼回答说:“不是，老师，但我不明白他为什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那边。”

1 doubt   

n.怀疑，疑惑；v.怀疑，不信

参考例句：

• I never doubt his ability.我从不怀疑他的能力。
• There was little doubt in my mind.我心里几乎没有疑问。

2 swimmer   

n.游泳者

参考例句：

• He is not a good swimmer.他不是一个棒游泳者。
• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。

3 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

4 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。