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079 Drunk 醉酒

外国人讲:

One day,a father and his little son were going home.At this age,the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions.

Now,he asked:“What’s the meaning of the word‘Drunk’,dad?”

“Well,my son,”his father replied,“look, there are standing two policemen.If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.”

“But,dad,”the boy said,“there’s only one policeman!”

1age[eΙdʒ]n.年龄

2interested['ΙntrəstΙd]adj.感兴趣的

3question['kwest∫ən]n.问题

4regard[rΙ'ɡaːd]v.把……看做

中国人讲:

一天,父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄,老是有提不完的问题。

他向父亲发问道:“爸爸,‘醉’字是什么意思?”

父亲回答说:“噢,孩子,你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个,那么我就算醉了。”

“可是,爸爸,”孩子说,“那儿只有一个警察呀!”