張恒
(一)
A boy tells his friend, “The food was terrible at summer camp this year. Myfirst day there, I threw mine in the lake. I got a big surprise when the fish didntthrow it back.”
一個(gè)男孩和他的朋友說:“今年夏令營的食物太糟糕了。我在那里的第一天就把我的飯菜扔到了湖里。當(dāng)時(shí)魚沒把它扔回來,我還大吃一驚呢?!?/p>
(二)
Two kids are talking.
Bill: You should have been with me this summer at camp. We had a lot ofhard times with skunks1.
Tina: How do they smell?
Bill: They smell like our P.E. class! But I never changed clothes once thissummer at camp and you know what? To the end of the season, the skunks ranaway from me.”
兩個(gè)孩子在聊天。
比爾:今年夏天你應(yīng)該和我一起去露營。我們和臭鼬相處得很艱難。
蒂娜:它們聞起來什么味兒?
比爾:聞起來就像我們體育課上的味道!但今年夏天我在夏令營從來沒有換過一次衣服。你知道嗎?直到這個(gè)季節(jié)結(jié)束,臭鼬見到我就繞道走。”
(三)
Elmer: Hey, George. Did you hear about the tire2 that had a nervousbreakdown3?
George: No. Tell me about it.
Elmer: It just couldnt take any more pressure4!
埃爾默:嘿,喬治。你聽說那個(gè)精神崩潰的輪胎了嗎?
喬治:沒有。告訴我吧。
埃爾默:它就是承受不了更多的壓力才會(huì)崩潰的!
(四)
Mary: My mother really talked to the airplane pilot when we got on the plane.
Tom: Really? What did she talk about?
Mary: Oh, she just told him not to go faster than sound because she and Iwanted to talk a lot.
瑪麗:當(dāng)我們上飛機(jī)的時(shí)候,我媽媽真的和飛行員交待過了。
湯姆:真的嗎?她說了什么?
瑪麗:哦,她只是叫他不要飛得超過音速,因?yàn)樗牒臀液煤昧牧奶臁?/p>
(五)
Two kids were walking home from school.
“What should we do tonight?”Eric asked.“
Lets flip a coin5,”said Jenny.“If it comes up head, we will go to the movies.If it comes up tail6, well play ping-pong. If it stands on edge7, well study.”
兩個(gè)孩子從學(xué)校步行回家。
“我們今晚該干嘛?”埃里克問道。
“讓我們擲硬幣決定吧?!闭淠菡f,“如果是人頭這一面,我們就去看電影。如果是字的一面,我們就去打乒乓球。如果它水平豎立著,我們就去學(xué)習(xí)?!?/p>
(六)
Jonas: Did you hear about the farmer who ran a steamroller8 over his field9 ofpotatoes?
Adam: No. Not a word.
Jonas: Well, he thought hed get much smashed10 potatoes.
喬納斯:你聽說過一個(gè)農(nóng)民用壓路機(jī)碾過他的土豆地的事嗎?
亞當(dāng):沒有。完全沒聽說過這種事。
喬納斯:嗯,因?yàn)樗詾樽约簳?huì)得到很多土豆泥。
Notes
1. skunk. 臭鼬
2. tire. 輪胎
3. nervous breakdown.精神崩潰
4. pressure.氣體或液體形成的;壓力;壓強(qiáng)
5. flip a coin 拋錢幣;決定
6. tail. 硬幣的反面
7. edge.邊;邊緣
8. steamroller.蒸汽壓路機(jī)
9. field . 田地;田野
10. smash . 打碎;使……粉碎