【生詞預覽】

knock on敲門，come out出來

【笑話原文】

I Need Your Football

George knocked on the door of his friend's house. When his friend's mother answered he asked, "Can Albert come out to play? "

"No," said the mother, "It's too cold. "

"Well, then, " said George, "Can his football come out to play ?"

【中文譯文】

可以出來玩嗎

喬冶敲他朋友家的門。當朋友的媽媽來應門時，他問：“阿爾伯特可以出來玩嗎？”
“不行，”朋友的媽媽說，“天氣太冷了。”
“噢，” 喬冶回答，“那他的足球可以出來玩嗎？”

【詞匯講解】

1.football足球。引申可以指“屢屢引起爭論（或分歧）的問題；被踢來踢去的難題”

2.knock on敲門。也可以指“游歷”：knocking around Europe在歐洲游歷

3.answer回應。還有“符合”的意思：It answers very well.這完全適用。

4.come out出來。也有“出獄”的意思：It's been a long year, but he will come out next Friday.這一年真長啊, 但他下周五要出獄了。