Jane： What is the difference between electricity and lightning？

Mary： One must be charged for， the other neednt.

簡(jiǎn)：電與閃電有什么區(qū)別？

瑪麗：一個(gè)收電費(fèi)，一個(gè)不收費(fèi)。

Teacher： Would Shakespeare be a great man if he were still alive today？

Student： Of course. He must be a great man， for so far nobody has lived to over 400 years.

老師：如果莎士比亞還活著，他會(huì)是一名偉人嗎？

學(xué)生：當(dāng)然。他肯定是一名偉人。因?yàn)榈侥壳盀橹?，還沒(méi)有人活到400多歲。

Teacher： Name some of Thomas Edisons contributions to science.

Students： If it werent for Edison， wed all be watching television by candle light.

老師：列舉一些托馬斯·愛(ài)迪生對(duì)科學(xué)的貢獻(xiàn)。

學(xué)生：如果沒(méi)有愛(ài)迪生的話，我們就只能點(diǎn)著蠟燭看電視了。

A teacher asked her class， “Is the sentence ‘The ox and the cow are in the fields right？” Most of the children said， “Yes， it is all right！” And only one little boy said， “No， it is not right. The lady must be said first.”

一位老師問(wèn)班上的學(xué)生：“‘公牛和母牛在田野里這個(gè)句子對(duì)嗎？” 大多數(shù)學(xué)生回答說(shuō)：“對(duì)，一點(diǎn)不錯(cuò)?！?只有一個(gè)小男孩說(shuō)：“不對(duì)，應(yīng)該先說(shuō)女士?！?/p>