Lesson 49
第49课
Father tells a joke
父亲讲笑话
Father is teaching mother to drive the car.
父亲正在教母亲开汽车.
He's very impatient.
他很不耐心.
Mother says he's the worst teacher in the world.
母亲说他是世界上最次的教师,
Father says women drivers are terrible.
父亲说女驾驶员糟透了.
He told mother a joke about a woman driver he knows.
他给母亲讲了一个关于他认识的女驾驶员的笑话.
This lady drove to a filling-station
这位女士开车到加油站
and asked the attendant for eight gallons of petrol.
叫管理员给她灌上8加仑汽油.
After the attendant had filled the tank
管理员替她灌好后,
the lady asked him to check the airpressure in her tyres.
这位女士又叫他检查一下车胎的气压.
When he had checked the air-pressure
管理员替她检查好气压,
the lady asked him to fill the radiator with water.
她又叫他把散热器里灌满水.
As soon as he had filled the radiator the lady asked him for a new dipstick.
他刚把散热器里灌满了水这位女士又找他要根新量油尺.
The attendant was surprised.
管理员感到吃惊.
"A dipstick can wear out,"he said.
他说:"量油尺是磨损不了的."
"My dipstick has," the lady answered.
"我的量油尺就磨尽了,"这位女士回答道,
"It's not long enough so I can't see if there is any oil in the engine."
"它不够长,所以我无法知道引擎里有没有油了."