英語笑話:對歷史不很了解

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2019年10月11日

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生詞預覽】

detect查明、測出，mental智力的，deficiency缺陷、不足，confess承認

笑話原文】

Don’t Know Much about History

"Would you mind telling me, Doctor," Bob asked, "how you detect a mental deficiency in somebody who appears completely normal?"

"Nothing is easier," he replied. "You ask him a simple question which everyone should answer with no trouble. If he hesitates, that puts you on the track."

" Well, What sort of question?"

"Well, you might ask him, 'Captain Cook made three trips around the world and died during one of them. Which one?'”

Bob thought for a moment, and then said with a nervous laugh, "You wouldn't happen to have another example, would you? I must confess I don't know much about history."

中文譯文】

對歷史不很了解

“醫(yī)生，你能不能告訴我，”鮑勃問，“對于一個看上去很正常的人，你是怎樣判斷出他有智力缺陷的呢?”

“再沒有比這容易的了，”醫(yī)生回答，“問他一個簡單的問題，簡單到所有人都知道答案，如果他回答得不干脆，那你就知道是怎么回事了。”

“那要問什么樣的問題呢?”

“嗯，你可以這樣問，‘庫克船長環(huán)球旅行了三次，但是在其中一次的途中他去世了，是哪一次呢?’”

鮑勃想了一會兒，緊張的回答道，“你就不能問另外一個問題嗎?坦率地說，我對歷史了解的不是很多。”

詞匯講解】

1.detect查明、測出/發(fā)現(xiàn)某人干壞事：detect a thief查出一個竊賊;detect a student cheating當場逮住一個學生作弊。

2. mental智力的，腦力的/內(nèi)心的：a mental test智力檢測; mantal labor腦力勞動;mental anguish內(nèi)心的痛苦;mental calculation心算。

3. deficiency缺陷、不足/短缺：a deficiency of intellect 才智的缺乏;a deficiency of 100 pounds100鎊的短缺。

4. “that puts you on the track”字面上是“路子對頭”的意思，根據(jù)上下文理解，就是“你就明白了”