Tongue Twisters

 

 

Betty Botter Bought Some Butter

 

Betty Botter bought some butter,

“But”, she said, “the butter is bitter.

If I put it in my batter¹,

It will make my batter bitter.

But a bit of better butter -

That would make my batter better.”

So she bought a bit of butter,

Better than her bitter butter.

And she put it in her batter,

And the batter was not bitter.

So it was better Betty Botter

Bought a bit of better butter!

 

 

All I Want is a Proper Cup of Coffee

 

All I want is a proper cup of coffee,

Made in a proper copper² coffee pot.

You can believe it or not,

But I just want a cup of coffee

In a proper coffee pot.

Tin coffee pots

Or iron coffee pots

Are no use to me.

If I can’t have

A proper cup of coffee

In a proper copper coffee pot,

I’ll have a cup of tea.

 

 

George Gabs³ Grabs Crabs⁴

 

George Gabs grabs crabs.

Crabs George Gabs grabs.

When George Gabs grabs crabs,

How does George Gabs grab crabs?CE

 

 

20、绕口令

 

贝蒂·波特买牛油

 

贝蒂·波特买牛油，

可她说：“牛油是苦牛油。

若把苦牛油放进面团，

就会做成苦面团。

不过加上一点好牛油——

可以做出更好的面团。”

于是她买了一点牛油，

比苦牛油好的牛油。

她把好牛油放进面团，

面团却没有变得更好。

所以贝蒂·波特买一点好牛油

是个更好的主意！

 

 

我只想要一杯恰到好处的咖啡

 

我只想要一杯恰到好处的咖啡，

用一只恰到好处的铜咖啡壶煮。

你可以相信，也可以不信，

而我要的只是一杯

用恰到好处咖啡壶煮的咖啡

锡咖啡壶也好

铁咖啡壶也好

我统统不要。

如果没有

恰到好处的铜咖啡壶煮出的

恰到好处的一杯咖啡，

我就要一杯茶好了。

 

 

乔治·盖布斯抓螃蟹

 

乔治·盖布斯抓螃蟹。

乔治·盖布斯抓到螃蟹。

乔治·盖布斯抓螃蟹时，

乔治·盖布斯是怎么抓的螃蟹？CE

 

1 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

2 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

3 gabs   

v.空谈，唠叨，瞎扯( gab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

4 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》