短英語笑話帶翻譯閱讀
笑話是民族文化及社會生活中不可缺少的一環,從古至今都擁有廣大的受衆,深受人們喜愛。下面是本站小編帶來的短英語笑話帶翻譯，歡迎閱讀!
Get a Job
One day shortly after I had come home from college, my father was outside doing yard work. He found a baby bird under a tree and assumed it had fallen from its nest. Wanting to return the tiny creature to its home, my dad went to get a ladder . When he got back, he found another baby bird on the ground.
Suddenly he heard a loud chirping from above. Looking up, my father saw the mother bird giving a third baby the boot from its nest. With that, Dad walked into our house, took one look at me watching television and barked, "Get a job!"
Notes:
(1) assume v.猜測
(2) chirping n.啁啾聲
(3) give sb the boot開除;趕出
(4) bark v.咆哮着說出;吼叫
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F)：
① Probably the son had just graduated from college when the incident took place.
② The father saw a hurt bird under a tree.
③ The father sent the first baby bird back to its home.
④ Altogether, the father had found three baby birds on the ground before he stepped into the house.
⑤ The father, having seen the mother bird kicking the young birds, thought that his son was old enough to feed himself.
31.找個工作
一天，我剛剛從學院回到家裏，我父親正在院子裏面做活。他發現樹下有一個雛鳥，猜想可能是從窩裏掉下來的。父親便去搬梯子，他想把這個小東西送回它的家。梯子搬來了，可父親發現地上又多了一個雛鳥。
突然他聽到樹上有大聲的唧唧聲。父親擡起頭，看見母鳥正在把第三隻雛鳥往巢外踢。
看到這些，父親走進屋，看了一眼在看電視的我，大聲叫道：“找個工作去!”
練習參考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
短英語笑話帶翻譯閱讀12 Post Cards
My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards .
"Here, write us a few lines every month," he said.
Months passed and the cards remained unused-that is until the day this letter arrived:
"Dear Jennifer,
Life is a series of stages.
As a child, I looked forward to becoming a teenager-that happened.
As a teen-ager ,I looked forward to becoming a young man-that happened.
As a young man, I looked forward to meeting a young woman, in love and becoming a married man-that happened.
As a married man, I looked forward to becoming a father-that happened.
As a father, I looked forward to becoming a grandfather to beautiful ,intelligent grandchildren-that happened.
Then I looked forward to the day they would learn to write-that hasn't happened yet.
Yours Sincerely"
Notes:
(1) stage n.階段
(2) teenager n.青少年
Exercises:
根據短文選擇正確答案：
① Where did Jennifer spend her summer?
A. at home
B. at the seaside
C. at her grandparents'
D. at her uncle's
② What did the grandfather do when Jennifer was preparing to return home?
A. He gave her some cards.
B. He wrote her a note.
C. He told her a story.
D. He gave her a notebook
③ What were the cards should be used for, according to the grandfather?
A. Jennifer should write a few lines on each of the cards every month and post them to him.
B. Jennifer should keep the cards for her memory of the summer.
C. Jennifer should post the cards to her friends.
D. Jennifer should post the cards to their relatives.
④ What happened to the cards?
A. They were tom by Jennifer.
B. They were posted back to the grandfather.
C. They were not used.
D. They were made dirty by Jennifer.
⑤ What was the grandfather's feeling about the incident?
A. angry
B. sad
C. disappointed but still hopefully expecting
D. desperate
32.十二張卡片
一個夏天，我十多歲的女兒在她祖父母家過了幾周。她準備回家時，祖父給了她十二張卡片。
“每月給我們來個短信，”他說。
幾個月過去了，可卡片一直放在那兒沒用----直到有一天來了這樣一封信：
“親愛的詹妮芙：
生活是一系列階段組成的。
還是個孩子的時候，我期待着成爲一個青少年----我如願以償了。
還是個年輕人的時候，我期待着遇到一個年輕的女人，戀愛、結婚----我如願以償了。
結了婚，我便期待着成爲一個父親----我如願以償了。
作爲父親，我期待着成爲一個祖父，有漂亮、聰明的孫兒孫女----我也如願以償了。
接着，我期待着有一天他們能給我寫信----我卻還沒有如願以償。
練習參考答案：
①C②A③A④C⑤C
短英語笑話帶翻譯學習A Stubborn Horse
The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eagerly began reading it aloud:
"General Jackson leaped upon his faithful horse and yelled, 'Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap, giddyap"' The doctor thumbed through the rest of the manuscript." There's nothing here but 500 pages of giddyaps! " he exclaimed."
"Stubborn horse," explained the writer.
Notes:
(1) go mad 發瘋
(2) pound v.連續重擊;砰砰地打
(3) pronounce v.宣稱;宣佈
(4) psychiatrist n.精神病專家
(5) leap upon躍上(馬)
(6) thumb through以拇指翻動(書頁)
(7) manuscript n.草稿
Exercises:
根據短文填空：
① The great novelist had______ mad.
② But now there seemed to be some hope for his______ .
③ For six months, he had been sitting ______his typewriter ______ out a novel.
④ Finally, he pronounced it______ and brought the book to his psychiatrist.
⑤ The doctor _______the rest of the manuscript.
33.倔強的馬
大作家瘋了，但現在似乎還有恢復的希望。六個月以來，他都坐在打字機旁用力地敲一部小說。終於，他宣稱書已寫好並把它拿到精神病醫生那裏。醫生急切地大聲朗讀起來：
“傑克遜將軍跨上他的忠實的馬，喊道：‘駕，駕，駕，駕……’”醫生翻了翻剩下的手稿。“五百頁紙竟全是‘駕，駕’!”他驚奇地說。
“是匹倔強的馬，”作家解釋道。
練習參考答案：
① gone ② recovery ③ at; pounding ④ completed ⑤ thumbed through
