英语播客EnglishPod 226

 A:    Alright, children, let’s review. Tommy! Pay atten-
       tion!

 B:    Sorry Miss Kadlec.

 A:    Okay, Crystal¹, now tell  me,  what’s  four plus
       eleven?

 C:     Um...fifteen!

 B:    Miss  Kadlec  always  asks  Crystal;  she’s  such  a
       teacher’s pet.

 A:    Okay...and what about fifty six minus sixty?

 C:     Um... negative four!
 A:    Very good... twelve times twelve?

 B:    Very good. Suck up.

 C:    One hundred and forty four!

 A:    Zero divided by one?

 C:    Zero!

 A:    How did you know that?  Okay, smarty pants, the
       square root of two!

 B:    Bet² you’re not going to get that one, know-it-all.

 C:    Um...one point four one four two one three five...

1 crystal   

n.水晶，水晶饰品，结晶体；最好的玻璃器皿

参考例句：

• It used to be a crystal stream.那曾是条清澈见底的小溪。
• Those fine wine glasses are made of crystal.那些漂亮的酒杯是用水晶做的。

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。