经典双语笑话 第72期:插在何处

 Where It Should Be Plugged

插在何处

A mother is very good at using every chance to educate his son, who was only three years old.

一位母亲十分擅长利用每一个机会教育孩子。她的儿子中有3岁。

One day, she took a plug and said to her son,

一天，她拿着一个插头，对儿子说:

"Look, there are two pieces of copper¹, so it must be plugged in a place where there are two holes.

“看，这里有两个铜片，那它一定要插在有两个孔的地方。

Where do you think it should be plugged?"

你说它应该插在哪儿呢?”

She waited for an answer expectantly.

母亲满怀期待地等着儿子的回答。

"Plug in nose." is the answer.

“插在鼻子里!”儿子回答说。

1.good at 擅长；善于

例句：He is good at farm work, though very young.

他虽然很年轻，却善于做农活。

2.pieces of 片；块；张

例句：A sandwich is two pieces of bread with food in between.

三明治是两片面包中间夹有馅儿。

3.plug in 插入；导入

例句：He put plug in his ear because the noise was too loud.

因为太吵闹了，他用耳塞堵住了耳朵。

4.wait for 等待

例句：I don't have to wait for their cue².

我并不等着他们的指点。

1 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。

2 cue   

n.暗示，信号，提示；vt.提示，暗示

参考例句：

• When she coughs,it's my cue to come onto the stage.她一咳嗽，就是给我暗号出场。
• The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.这演员错过了向他发出的提示，上场晚了。