The Wonderful Person了不起的人

The examiner: “Do you think Shakespeare would be a wonderful person if he was alive today?”

Student: “Yes, he would be a wonderful person,because we can not find a person in the world who lives more than four hundred years.”

主考人：“如果莎士比亚今天还活着，你认为他是否会成为一个很了不起的人物？”

学生：“是的，他肯定会成为一个非常了不起的人物，因为世界上还找不到一个能活到400多岁的人。”

I’m Going Left我要左转了

My teenage daughter was nervous as she took the wheel for her first driving lesson. As she was pulling out of the parking lot, the instructor said, “Turn left here. And don’t forget to let the people behind you know what you’re doing.”

She turned to the students sitting in the back seat and announced, “I’m going left.”

我女儿上驾驶课第一次握方向盘，很紧张。当她开着车从停车场出来的时候，教练说：“在这里左转，不要忘记告诉你后面的人你要干什么。”

她转过头来对坐在后排的同学说：“我要左转了。”

The Impolite Behaviour不礼貌行为

In the moral education session, the teacher found that David was bending over the table sleeping, and then called him, “David!”

David was awakened and replied, “Yes, Sir!”

Teacher: “What is an example of impolite behaviour?”

David said loudly, “Disturbing others’ rest is an example of impolite behaviour!”

老师在给学生们上道德教育课时，发现大卫伏在桌上打盹儿，就叫道：“大卫！”

大卫被惊醒了，应道：“到！”

老师：“什么是不礼貌行为？”

大卫大声说：“打扰别人休息是不礼貌行为！”

Key points

alive 活着的；活泼的

announce 宣布

awaken 唤醒

bend （使）弯曲，屈身

disturb 打扰

examiner 主考人

instructor 指导员，教员

lot 场地

moral 道德的

nervous 紧张的

rest 休息；剩余部分

session 一节（课）；学年

teenage 十几岁的

wheel 方向盘

本栏目选自《每天一点儿给力的英文·笑惨乐翻的英语笑话》，由机械工业出版社授权选载。