Does the dog know the proverb, too? 狗也知道这个谚语吗？

英语笑话

A little boy did not like the look of the barking dog.

It's all right, said a gentleman, "Don't be afraid. Don't you know the prover: Barking dogs don't bite?"

Ah, yes, answered the little boy. "I know the proverb , but does the dog know the proverb,too?"

中文翻译

一个小男孩非常不喜欢狗狂叫的样子。

“没有关系，”一位先生说，“不用害怕。你不知道这个谚语吗：叫狗不咬人。”

“啊，知道，”这个小男孩回答说，“我知道这个谚语，可是狗也知道这个谚语吗？”

词汇点睛

bark [bɑːk] v. （狗等）吠，叫

proverb [ˈprɒv.ɜːb] n. 谚语，俗语

Barking dogsdon't bite. 叫狗不咬人。

口语实践

A　Going to the dentist really unnerves me. I try to avoid it like the plague.

B　Come on. Don't be a chicken! It can't be that bad!

A　我真的害怕去看牙医，我像躲瘟疫一样避之不及呢。

B　拜托，别像个胆小鬼！不会那么糟的。

★dentist [ˈdentɪst] n. 牙医

★unnerve [ˌʌnˈnɜːv] v. 吓坏，使丧失勇气

★avoid [əˈvɔɪd] v. 避开，躲避

★plague [pleɪg] n. 瘟疫，灾祸

★be a chicken 胆小鬼

A　It is killing you to even deal with a tooth?

B　You bet! It scares the hell out of me.

A　难道拔个牙会杀了你不成？

B　当然！它会吓死我的。

★You bet! 当然！

★scare [ˈskeə(r)] v. 吓，使害怕

A　My girlfriend had an accident and was taken to the hospital. When I got the call, I was petrified, you know. I almost lost it.

B　Oh, I'm so sorry. Is she okey?

A　She wasn't hurt badly, but she was completely shaken up.

A　我女朋友出车祸被送去医院了，你知道，我接到电话的时候都吓傻了，我几乎不知所措了。

B　哦，我很难过。她还好吧？

A　她伤得不重，但是却完全被吓坏了。

★petrified [ˈpetrəfaɪd] adj. 吓呆，吓傻

★shake up 使震惊，恐惧

A　I'm afraid to take a plane, you know: acrophobia.

B　Actually, it's not so awful to take a plane. It will be okey if you don't look out of the window.

A　我害怕坐飞机，你知道的：恐高症。

B　其实，坐飞机没那么可怕的。你如果不往窗外看就没事。

★acrophobia [ˌækrə'fəʊbɪə] n. 恐高症