【生詞預(yù)覽】

inquire詢問

【笑話原文】

The Reason of Being Late Mike was late for school. He said to his teacher, Mr. Black, "Excuse me for my coming late, sir. I watched a football match in my dream."

"Why did it make you late?" inquired the teacher.

"Because neither team could win the game, so it lasted a long time." replied Mike.

【中文譯文】

睡過頭的原因 麥克上學(xué)遲到了。他對(duì)布萊克老師說：“對(duì)不起，老師，今天早上我遲到了。因?yàn)槲以趬?mèng)里觀看了一場(chǎng)球賽。” “為什么它會(huì)讓你遲到呢？”老師問道。 “因?yàn)檫@兩個(gè)隊(duì)都沒有能力獲勝，所以就持續(xù)的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)了。”麥克回答說。

【詞匯講解】

1.late遲的。Late in the day 為時(shí)已晚。 You've realized it a little late in the day.你已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)到了，不過為時(shí)已晚。

2.inquire詢問，打聽。I will inquire when to begin our lessons.我要去問一下我們什么時(shí)候開始上課。