英語笑話:Excuse for Being Late 遲到的借口

An elementary school teacher asked a student why he was late.

He replied, "A nearby sign said 'School ahead, slow down，go slow,' so that's what I did."

Notes:

1. An elementary school teacher asked a student why he was late.

一個小學老師問一個學生為什么遲到。

表示“做什么事遲到”，可以直接在late的后面加動名詞，如：I was very late getting home yesterday.我咋天很晚回家。也可以加上for，再加名詞，如He was late for meeting. 他開會遲到了。

elementary [?el??mentri] adj.初等的 elementary school 小學

2. He replied, "A nearby sign said 'School ahead, slow down，go slow,' so that's what I did."

他回答說：“附近有一個標志寫著：‘前有學校，減速，慢行。’所以我就照做了。”

句中第一個slow是動同，表示“減速”，他后面的down是副閡，表示“減弱”;第二個slow是副詞，表示“緩慢地”, slow放在動作動詞后面當副同，是口語用法。

在美國.當你看到黃色菱形標志上面寫著SCHOOL CROSSING,或是黃色長方形標志.上面有一個奔跑的孩子，上方寫著SLOW.表示你將進人學校區(qū)。在美國的學校區(qū)內違規(guī)，駕駛執(zhí)照可能會被吊銷。

sign [sa?n] n.標志