时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)


英语课

Election 1 Day



A five-year-old asked his dad this question, "What is the holiday that comes after Halloween when you have turkey?" The father quickly answered, "Election Day."



Notes:

1. A five-year-old asked his dad this question,

有一个5岁的孩于这样问他爸爸:



“...year-old”表示"······岁的人"。通常用于指未成年的人,若想表示成年人则可在后面加上man或woman等,如:a thirty-year-old woman( 一个 30 岁的女人)。



2. "What is the holiday that comes after Halloween when you have turkey?"

“万圣节前夕之后火鸡的那个节日叫什么?”



1620年,一艘名为五月花号的船载了英国移民来到美国。当时天寒地冻、环境恶劣,印第安人曾杀火鸡与那些英 国移民分享,为了感谢印第安人和上帝,美国人于是将十一 月的最后一个礼拜四定为感恩节(Thanksgiving Day),并于当天与家人共享火鸡大餐。万圣节前夕是在10月31日,所以答案应该是感恩节。

“turkey”除了有“火鸡”的意思之外,在口语中还可以用 来表示“笨蛋,傻瓜;无能的人。



3. The father quickly answered, "Election Day."

爸爸很快地回答:“选举日。”



美国的选举日都定在11月的第一个礼拜二,所以选举日也符合了他孩子所说的两个条件:万圣节前夕之后;有无能的人(turkey),这个笑话嘲讽候选人都是无能的人。



1 election
n.选举,选择权;当选
  • There is no doubt but that he will win the election.毫无疑问,他将在竞选中获胜。
  • The government will probably fall at the coming election.在即将到来的大选中,该政府很可能要垮台。
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