酷兔英语

          A Strange Telephone Call



A Chicago family was having dinner when the phone rung. The maid

answered and said, "It sure is!" and hung up. The same thing happened five minutes later.

" What's going on?" asked the father.

   "Some crackpot, " explained the maid, "keeps calling to say, "It's long distance from New York."





              奇怪的电话



芝加哥的一家人正在吃晚饭时,电话响了。女仆去接电话并说道,"当然是。"就挂掉了。 五分钟后同样的事情发生了。

"怎么回事?"父亲问道。

"一个疯子,"女仆解释说,"他总是坚持说'从纽约到这非常远(这是纽约的长途)'。"


关键字:笑话幽默
生词表:
  • chicago [ʃi´kɑ:gəu] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.芝加哥 四级词汇
  • calling [´kɔ:liŋ] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.点名;职业;欲望 六级词汇