A smart housewife 精明的家庭主妇

英语笑话

A smart housewife was told that there was a kind of stove which would only consume half of the coal she was burning. She was very excited , and said: "That'll be terrific! Since one stove can save half of the coal, if I buy two, no coal will be needed!"

中文翻译

一位精明的家庭主妇听人说有一种炉子用起来可以比她现在用的炉子省一半的煤。她听了大为兴奋，说：“那太好了！一个炉子可以省一半的煤，那么如果我买两个炉子的话，不就可以把煤全都省下来了吗？”

词汇点睛

smart [smɑːt] adj. 聪明的，伶俐的

housewife [ˈhaʊswaɪf] n. 家庭主妇

stove [stəʊv] n. 炉子，火炉

consume [kənˈsjuːm] n. 消耗

coal [kəʊl] n. 煤，煤块

excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd] adj. 兴奋的

terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] adj. 极好的

语法分析

1. A smart housewife was told that there was a kind of stove which would only consume half of the coal she was burning. 一位精明的家庭主妇听人说有一种炉子用起来可以比她现在用的炉子省一半的煤。

解析 　这个句子中包含了两个从句，来分析一下该句的结构，句子的主干是A smart housewife was told，that引导的从句作told的宾语，在宾语从句中又有一个which引导的定语从句，用来解释说明stove。口语实践

口语实践

A　Can you get a discount on these clothes?

B　We give 10% discount for cash.

A　这些衣服你可以给我打个折吗？

B　付现金的话，我们打九折。

★discount [ˈdɪs.kaʊnt] n. 折扣

A　How about 20% off?

B　Sorry, we can't. This is a discount price.

A　打8折怎么样？

B　抱歉，不行。这是打过折的价钱了。

A　Are both of these items on sale?

B　Yes, both of them are on sale.

A　这两样东西都打折吗？

B　是的，都打折销售。

★item [ˈaɪtəm] n. 东西，商品

★on sale 出售，廉价出售