Quiz Show, Double Talk

 

 

 

 

Question: And so to our first ²⁾contender. Good evening. Your name, please.

Answer: Good evening.

Question: Your first time your chosen subject was answering questions before they were asked, this time you have chosen to answer the question before last each time, is that correct?

Answer: Charlie Smithers.

Question: And your time starts now. What is ³⁾paleontology?

Answer: Yes, absolutely correct.

Question: What’s the name of the ⁴⁾directory that lists members of the pirage?

Answer: A study of old ⁵⁾fossils.

Question: Correct. Who are Len Murry and Sir Jeffery Howe?

Answer: Berks.

Question: Correct. What is the difference between a donkey and an ass¹?

Answer: One’s a trade union leader the other’s a member of the ⁶⁾cabinet.

Question: Correct. Complete the quotation² ＂To be or not to be＂.

Answer: They’re both the same.

Question: Correct. What is Bernard Manning famous for?

Answer: That is the question.

Question: Correct. Who is the present Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer: He is a fat man who tells ⁷⁾blue jokes.

Question: Correct. What do people kneel on in church?

Answer: The right Reverend Robert Runtsy.

Question: Correct. What do ⁸⁾tarantellas ⁹⁾prey³ on?

Answer: ¹⁰⁾Hassocks.

Question: Correct. What would you use a ¹¹⁾ripcord to pull open?

Answer: Large flies.

Question: What sort of a person lived in ¹²⁾bedlam⁴?

Answer: A ¹³⁾parachute.

Question: Correct. What is a ¹⁴⁾jockstrap?

Answer: A ¹⁵⁾nutcase.

Question: For what purpose would a ¹⁶⁾decorator use  metholine ¹⁷⁾chlorides?

Answer: A form of ¹⁸⁾athletic⁵ support.

Question: Correct. What did Henri DeToulouse DeTrek do?

Answer: Paint ¹⁹⁾strippers.

Question: Correct. Who is Dean Martin?

Answer: Um, he’s a kind of artist.

Question: Yes. What sort of artist?

Answer: Um, pass.

Question: That’s near enough. What make of vehicle is the standard London bus?

Answer: A singer.

Question: Correct. In 1892 Brandon Thomas wrote a famous long running English farce⁶. What was it?

Answer: Brejaland.

Question: Correct...complete the following...I started so I’ll finish. Complete the following quotation about Mrs. Thatcher⁷, ＂Her heart may be in the right place but her...＂

Answer: Charlie’s Aunt.

Question: Correct. And that is the end of our contest. CE

 

23、趣味竞猜

 

提问∶你是今晚的第一个参赛者，请问尊姓大名？

回答∶晚上好。

提问∶上次你选择的主题是在问题提出之前先作答，而这次你选择了回答上一个问题，对吗？

回答∶查理·史密瑟斯。

提问∶那现在开始了。什么是“古生物学”？

回答∶是的，绝对正确。

提问∶列出贵校成员的花名册叫什么名字？

回答∶研究古化石。

提问∶正确。谁是莱恩·默里和杰弗里·豪爵士？

回答∶伯克。

提问∶正确。驴和驴的区别是什么？

回答∶一个是工会领导人，另一个是议会成员。

提问∶正确。完成下面这句引言：“生存或者死亡”。

回答∶它们都一样。

提问∶正确。伯纳德·曼宁因什么而出名？

回答∶这是个根本的问题。

提问∶正确。谁是大主教现任教主？

回答∶他是个爱讲淫秽笑话的大胖子。

提问∶正确。人们在教堂里都跪在什么上？

回答∶罗伯特·鲁尼兹牧师。

提问∶正确。塔兰台拉舞的动作是在捕捉什么？

回答∶膝垫。

提问∶正确。你用拉伞索时需打开什么？

回答∶大苍蝇。

提问∶什么样的人住在疯人院？

回答∶降落伞。

提问∶正确。什么是下体护身？

回答∶疯子。

提问∶油漆工用氯是为了做什么？

回答∶是一种运动支持物。

提问∶正确。亨利·德图路斯·德特里克是干什么的？

回答∶剥掉油漆。

提问∶正确。迪安·马丁是谁？

回答∶嗯，他干艺术家的行当。

提问∶是的。什么样的艺术家？

回答：嗯，过。

提问：相当接近了。伦敦的标准巴士是什么品牌？

回答∶歌手。

提问∶正确。1892年汤姆斯写了一首著名的长篇英国喜剧，是什么？

回答∶英国莱兰。

提问∶正确。完成下一句……是我开始的，所以我要念完。完成下面这句有关撒切尔夫人的原话：“她的心也许是对的，但是她的……”

回答∶《查里的婶婶》。

提问∶正确。比赛结束。CE

 

1) Quiz Show 智力竞赛节目

2) contender [kEn5tendE] n. 竞争者，竞赛者

3) paleontology [9pAliCn5tClEdVi] n. 古生物学

4) directory [di5rektEri] n. 姓名地址录，目录

5) fossil[5fCsl ] n. 化石

6) cabinet [5kAbinit] n. 内阁

7) blue joke 淫秽笑话

8) tarantella [9tArEn5telE] n. 一种快速旋转舞，塔兰台拉舞

9) prey on 捕食，掠夺

10) hassock [5hAsEk] n. 跪垫，

11) ripcord [5ripkC:d] n. 开伞索

12) bedlam [5bedlEm] n. 疯人院

13) parachute [5pArEFu:t] n. 降落伞

14) jockstrap [5dVCkstrAp] n. 护身三角绷带

15) nutcase [nQt5keis] n. 疯子

16) decorator [5dekEreitE] n. 油漆工

17) chloride [5klC:raid]n. 氯化物

18) athletic [AW5letik] a. 运动的

19) stripper [5stripE] n. 剥离器

 

 

1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

2 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。

3 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

4 bedlam   

n.混乱，骚乱；疯人院

参考例句：

• He is causing bedlam at the hotel.他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。
• When the teacher was called away the classroom was a regular bedlam.当老师被叫走的时候，教室便喧闹不堪。

5 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

6 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

7 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险