经典双语笑话 第77期:能让我们老师回去吗?

 May We Have Our Teacher Back? 能让我们老师回去吗?

While visiting a country school, the chairman of the Board of Education became provoked at the noise the unruly students were making in the next room.  在访问一听乡村学校时，教育委员会主席因为隔壁房间里不守规矩的学生们发出的噪音而愤怒不已。

Angrily, he opened the door and grabbed one of the taller boys who seemed to be doing most of the talking.  他气愤地推开门，一把抓住一个身材较高的男生，他似乎说话最多。

He dragged the boy to the next room and stood him in the corner. 他拖着男生到另一个房间，并让他站在墙角。

A few minutes later, a small boy stuck his head in the room and pleaded,  几分钟后，一个小男孩探进头来，恳求道:

"Please, sir, may we have our teacher back?" “求求您，先生，能让我们的老师回去吗?”

1.country school 乡村学校

例句：The rich districts can outbid the country school for teachers.

富裕地区能以高薪从乡村聘走教员。

2.Board of Education 校董事会；教委

例句：The Valley Club was founded in 1954, the year the supreme¹ court ruled on Brown v Board of Education making racial segregation² illegal.

这家山谷俱乐部成立于1954年，正是最高法院裁决布朗教育董事会进行非法种族隔离的那一年。

3.dragged to 拉；拽；扯

例句：John as caught for picking and stealing, and was dragged to the police station.

约翰因扒窃被抓住，并被扭送到派出所。

4.in the corner 角落里；拐角内

例句：She flashed the young man in the corner a discreet³ glance.

她向角落里的青年投以谨慎的眼光。

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 segregation   

n.隔离，种族隔离

参考例句：

• Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
• They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。

3 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。