【生詞預覽】

donkey驢，camp營地，

【笑話原文】

A Small Boy and A Donkey

A small boy leading a donkey passed by an Army camp. A couple of soldiers wanted to have some fun with the lad. “What are you holding onto your brother so tight for, sonny?” asked one of them. “So he won't join the army,” the youngster replied without blinking an eye.

【中文譯文】

這樣他就不會去參軍了

一個小男孩牽著頭驢子穿過部隊營房。兩名士兵想跟小家伙開個玩笑：“小孩，你把你哥哥牽得這么緊干什么？”

“這樣，他就不會去參軍了。”小家伙眼都不眨地回答道。

【詞匯講解】

1.camp營地。作動詞有“使扎營”的意思：The hunters camped themselves in the valley.獵人們在山谷中扎營。

2.couple一些。也可以指“連接”：They coupled two railway coaches.他們把兩節火車車廂連接起來。

3.lad小男孩，小伙子。He's just a lad.他還只是個少年。

4.tight緊的。也可以指“小氣的”：He's really tight with money.他真是一毛不拔。

5.sonny，（昵稱）寶貝，小家伙。

6.blink眨眼。In a blink of an eye he had disappeared.一眨眼的工夫他就沒影了。