经典双语笑话第24期:第二个童年期（打印版）

Unit 6 Is This What They Mean by Second Childhood? 第六课老年是人生的第二个童年期吗?

An old man sees a little boy sitting on a curb, crying. 一位老人看见一个小男孩坐在路旁号啕大哭。

"What's the matter, little boy?" he asks. “怎么回事，小兄弟?”老人问道。

"I can't do what the big boys do. " “大男孩能做的事，我都不能做。”

The old man sits down next to him and starts crying too. 听了他的话，老人坐在小男孩旁边也开始哭了起来。

1.sit on 坐在；坐着

例句：Negotiate about Afghanistan, but don't sit on your hands while you bargain.

谈判阿富汗问题吧，但当你谈判时不要坐守不前、不采取行动。

2.childhood童年；童年时光

例句：Adolescence is the period of progression from childhood to adulthood.

青春期是由童年到成年的过渡期.

3.curb 路边；路旁

例句：Elaborate funeral cars stood along the curb.

精心装饰的出殡汽车沿街排列着。

4.start 开始；着手；出发

例句：When you start developing your narrative, choose photographs of your personas.

当你开始展开叙述时，选择你人物角色的照片。