[英語(yǔ)原文]
Only Thirteen
“Johnny,name the fifty states.”instructed the teacher.
“I can’t,teacher.”
“Why?when I was your age I could name all the states.”she scolded.
“Yeah,but then there were only thirteen.”answered Johnny.
[漢語(yǔ)翻譯]
只有13個(gè)
“約翰尼,說(shuō)一下50個(gè)州的名字。”老師要求道。
“說(shuō)不出來(lái),老師。”
“為什么?我在你這個(gè)年紀(jì)時(shí)可以說(shuō)出所有的州名。”她責(zé)怪道。
“是啊,可那時(shí)只有13個(gè)州。”約翰尼答道。
[小幽默大智慧]
約翰尼運(yùn)用歷史知識(shí)幫助自己擺脫了尷尬的處境。
(小博士)