幽默笑话:拿破仑病了

 　　幽默笑话:拿破仑病了

　　Jack¹ had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year，his history professor failed him in his examinations²，and he was told that he would have to leave the university. However，his father decided³ that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year.

　　杰克在一所大学学历史。第一学期结束时，历史课教授没让他及格。学校让他退学。然而，杰克的父亲决定去见教授，强烈要求让杰克继续来年的学业。

　　"He’s a good boy，"said Jack’s father," and if you let him pass this time，I’m sure he’II improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”

　　“他是个好孩子，”杰克的父亲说，“您要是让他这次及格，我相信他明年会有很大进步，学期结束时，他一定会考好的。”

　　"No，no，that’s quite impossible，"replied the professor immediately.“Do you know，last month I asked him when  Napoleon had died，he didn't know”

　　“不，不，那不可能，”教授马上回答，“你知道吗?上个月我问他拿破仑什么时候死的，他都不知道。”

　　"Please sir, give him another chance, "said Jack’s father.  "You see I'm afraid we don’t take any newspaper in our house, so none of us even knows that Napoleon was ill,"

　　“先生，请再给他一次机会吧。”杰克的父亲说，“你不知道，恐怕是因为我们家没有订报纸。我们家的人连拿破仑病了都不知道。”

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 examinations   

n.检查( examination的名词复数 )；考试；考查；试题

参考例句：

• He had been forced to incriminate himself in cross-examinations. 他在盘问中被迫受到牵连。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Examinations are hanging over her head—that's why she can't sleep at nights. 她大脑里想的都是考试，所以晚上无法入睡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。