笑話習題簿10.18
JOKE:
An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm, I asked Dad the typical questions: "What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a tape deck?"
"Its a 1982 Toyota," he replied. "Its a four speed, and, yes, it has a tape deck . " Pleased, I asked what color it was.
"Well, " he said uncomfortably, " which part?"
譯文：
作為南卡羅萊那州克萊姆森大學的一個本科生，我囊中羞澀，當我父親告訴我他為我買了輛車時，我甚是激動。我幾乎控制不住我的熱情，問了爸爸幾個關鍵問題：“什么車？有沒有手排擋？有沒有磁帶艙？”
“是1982年產豐田車，”他回答說，“四速，還有，是的，有磁帶艙。”我甚是高興，又問是什么顏色的。
“哦，”他很不舒服地說，“你指哪一部分？”
NOTE：
(1) impoverished adj. 窮困的
(2) South Carolina 南卡羅萊那（美國州名）
(3) inform v. 告知
(4) contain v. 控制（情緒等）
(5) enthusiasm n. 熱情
(6) typical adj. 典型的
(7) stick shift 手排擋
(8) tape deck 磁帶艙
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）：
① The graduate student couldnt afford a car himself.
② When his father told him that a car had been bought for him he was excited.
③ He controlled his excitement and didnt ask any questions.
④ He wanted a car with a stick shift.
⑤ He got a second-hand colored car.
練習參考答案：
①T②T③F④T⑤T
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