看笑話學英語:Does the dog know the proverb, too? 狗也知道這個諺語嗎？

Does the dog know the proverb, too? 狗也知道這個諺語嗎？

英語笑話

A little boy did not like the look of the barking dog.

It's all right, said a gentleman, "Don't be afraid. Don't you know the prover: Barking dogs don't bite?"

Ah, yes, answered the little boy. "I know the proverb , but does the dog know the proverb,too?"

中文翻譯

一個小男孩非常不喜歡狗狂叫的樣子。

“沒有關系，”一位先生說，“不用害怕。你不知道這個諺語嗎：叫狗不咬人?！?/p>

“啊，知道，”這個小男孩回答說，“我知道這個諺語，可是狗也知道這個諺語嗎？”

詞匯點睛

bark [bɑ?k] v. （狗等）吠，叫

proverb [?pr?v.??b] n. 諺語，俗語

Barking dogsdon't bite. 叫狗不咬人。

口語實踐

A　Going to the dentist really unnerves me. I try to avoid it like the plague.

B　Come on. Don't be a chicken! It can't be that bad!

A　我真的害怕去看牙醫(yī)，我像躲瘟疫一樣避之不及呢。

B　拜托，別像個膽小鬼！不會那么糟的。

★dentist [?dent?st] n. 牙醫(yī)

★unnerve [??n?n??v] v. 嚇壞，使喪失勇氣

★avoid [??v??d] v. 避開，躲避

★plague [ple?g] n. 瘟疫，災禍

★be a chicken 膽小鬼

A　It is killing you to even deal with a tooth?

B　You bet! It scares the hell out of me.

A　難道拔個牙會殺了你不成？

B　當然！它會嚇死我的。

★You bet! 當然！

★scare [?ske?(r)] v. 嚇，使害怕

A　My girlfriend had an accident and was taken to the hospital. When I got the call, I was petrified, you know. I almost lost it.

B　Oh, I'm so sorry. Is she okey?

A　She wasn't hurt badly, but she was completely shaken up.

A　我女朋友出車禍被送去醫(yī)院了，你知道，我接到電話的時候都嚇傻了，我?guī)缀醪恢肓恕?/p>

B　哦，我很難過。她還好吧？

A　她傷得不重，但是卻完全被嚇壞了。

★petrified [?petr?fa?d] adj. 嚇呆，嚇傻

★shake up 使震驚，恐懼

A　I'm afraid to take a plane, you know: acrophobia.

B　Actually, it's not so awful to take a plane. It will be okey if you don't look out of the window.

A　我害怕坐飛機，你知道的：恐高癥。

B　其實，坐飛機沒那么可怕的。你如果不往窗外看就沒事。

★acrophobia [??kr?'f??b??] n. 恐高癥