英語笑話（雙語）21 一個(gè)早熟的小孩

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一個(gè)早熟的小孩

When the door-to-door salesman rang the doorbell ofthe suburban home,

當(dāng)挨家挨戶兜售東西的推銷員按了一幢郊區(qū)房子的門鈴后，

he was taken a back when a 10-year-old boy openedthe door smoking a big cigar.

他嚇了一跳，開門的竟是一位嘴里叼著一根大雪茄的十歲男孩。

The salesman could only stammer out, "Er, is your mother at home?"

推銷員結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地問道，“哦，你媽媽在家嗎?”

Answered the boy, "What do you think?"

小男孩回答說，"你認(rèn)為呢?"

1.door-to-door 送貨上門地;挨戶訪問地;按戶送達(dá)的

例句：Don't fall for the fair words of the door-to-door businessmen.

不要相信那些走家串戶的生意人的花言巧語。

2.suburban 郊區(qū)的，城郊的;土氣的;見聞不廣的

例句：In this suburban golf course in Beijing, this kind of irrigation happens every day.

在北京郊區(qū)的這個(gè)高爾夫球場，這樣的灌溉每天都在進(jìn)行著。

3.take a back 使吃驚;使嚇一跳;驚嚇;使嚇呆

例句：American allies are rather take a back by the suddenness of this announcement.

美國的盟國對這一個(gè)突然的聲明大吃一驚。

4.stammer out 結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地請求;斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地講述

例句：His stammer means he can hardly get a word out, and the nation cringes withembarrassment.

他的口吃甚至嚴(yán)重到他根本不能說出一個(gè)字來，而整個(gè)英國民眾們只能尷尬地奉承著。