英语笑话听力+文本：我还不知道老鼠长什么样子

What a rat looked like 老鼠是什么样子的
词汇扫描
posh 豪华的
slide 幻灯片
remedy 纠正
stow 安置
英文原文
Rodents¹ had overrun a posh private school near New York City.
So the headmaster, a friend of mine,
asked a health inspector²
to deliver a slide presentation to teachers and students,
showing how to remedy the situation, i.e.,
stow trash, no food in class, etc.
The following day,
a teacher had her very young children write a letter to the inspector,
thanking him for the visit.
One of the students wrote,
"Dear Mr. Johnson, Thank you for coming to my school.
Until I saw you, I didn't know what a rat looked like."
中文大意
逐句对照
Rodents had overrun a posh private school near New York City.
So the headmaster, a friend of mine,
asked a health inspector
to deliver a slide presentation to teachers and students,
showing how to remedy the situation, i.e.,
stow trash, no food in class, etc.
The following day,
a teacher had her very young children write a letter to the inspector,
thanking him for the visit.
One of the students wrote,
"Dear Mr. Johnson, Thank you for coming to my school.
Until I saw you, I didn't know what a rat looked like."
多学一点
posh 时髦的，豪华的
slide 幻灯片
transparent³
remedy 补救，纠正
There could be a remedy for everything but death.
stow 安置
He stows his tools into a box.
重新听一次故事原文
Rodents had overrun a posh private school near New York City.
So the headmaster, a friend of mine,
asked a health inspector
to deliver a slide presentation to teachers and students,
showing how to remedy the situation, i.e.,
stow trash, no food in class, etc.
The following day,
a teacher had her very young children write a letter to the inspector,
thanking him for the visit.
One of the students wrote,
"Dear Mr. Johnson, Thank you for coming to my school.
Until I saw you, I didn't know what a rat looked like."

1 rodents   

n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病，常被当作害虫对待。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲，有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。 来自辞典例句

2 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

3 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。