英文笑话：Prize 奖品

Little Albert came¹ home from school with a new book under his arm. "It's a prize², mother," he explained³.

"A prize? What for, dear?"

"For natural⁴ history. Teacher asked me how many legs an ostrich⁵ has, and I said⁶ three."

"But an ostrich has only two legs."

"I know it now. But all the pupils said four, so I was⁷ the closest."

小阿尔伯特腋下夹着一本新书从学校回家来了。“这是奖品，妈妈。”他解释道。

“奖品？因为什么得的。亲爱的？”

“因为自然课得的。老师问我鸵鸟有几条腿，我说有三条。”

“但是鸵鸟是两条腿啊。”

“我现在知道了。但其他学生都说有四条。所以还是我最接近正确答案。”

1 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

2 prize   

n.奖，奖品，战利品；v.珍视，捕获

参考例句：

• He won a prize for good behaviour at school.他因在校的表现好而获奖。
• He hopes from his very heart that he will win a prize.他满心希望获奖。

3 explained   

v.讲解，解释( explain的过去式和过去分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解

参考例句：

• It's the nth time I've explained it to you. 这件事我已经向你解释过无数遍了。
• He explained that he had to leave at once. 他解释说他必须立即离开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 natural   

adj.自然的，正常的，天生的；n.有天赋的人

参考例句：

• He is a natural dancer.他是天生的舞蹈家。
• Try to look natural for your photograph.拍照时要自然一点。

5 ostrich   

n.鸵鸟

参考例句：

• Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
• The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。

6 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。