【生词预览】

oath宣誓

【笑话原文】

Twenty-one Forever

In court a judge asked the witness, "How old are you? I mean, really, how old are you? And remember, you're under oath so tell the truth."

The woman replied, "I'm twenty one and some months."

The judge said, "Be specific: how many months?"

So she said, "One hundred and eighteen months."

【中文译文】

“妙”龄证人

庭上的法官问证人：“多大了?我的意思是，真实年龄是多少?别忘了刚才已经宣誓过，所以请诚实作答” 这位女士回答：“我二十一岁又几个月。” 法官说：“要讲精确，到底是多少个月?” 她回答：“一百一十八个月!”

【词汇讲解】

1. oath宣誓。也有“诅咒”的意思：He hurled a few oaths at his wife.他骂了妻子几句。

2.specific具体的。We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting. 我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。