The swimmer 游泳者

英语笑话

The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. Johnny laughed.

Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that? asked the teacher.

No, sir, answered Johnny, "but I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were."

中文翻译

老师给同学们讲了一个小故事，说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳，横渡三趟。约翰尼笑了。

老师问道：“你不相信一个游泳很好的人可以做到么？”

约翰尼回答说：“不是的，先生，我是不明白他为什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那边。”

词汇点睛

doubt [daʊt] v. 怀疑，不相信

语法分析

1. The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. 老师给同学们讲了一个小故事，说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳，横渡三趟。

解析 　这个句子的主干是The teacher told the class the story。who引导的定语从句作后置定语修饰man。

2. I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were. 我是不明白他为什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那边。

解析 　这个句子的主干是I wonder。why引导的从句作wonder的宾语。在宾语从句中又包含一个由where引导的定语从句，修饰the side。

口语实践

A　If you have questions, raise your hands.

B　OK, Professor, I have a question.

A　如果你们有问题，请举手。

B　好的，教授，我有一个问题。

A　What do we do first, sir?

B　Let's review what we learned yesterday.

A　我们先干什么，老师？

B　咱们复习一下昨天学过的内容。

A　Are you enjoying the class so far?

B　Yeah, I love it.

A　到目前为止你喜欢这门课吗？

B　是的，非常喜欢。