hot potato棘手的問(wèn)題,grant答應(yīng)給予
【笑話原文】
A Hot Potato
Once God came up to me and granted me a wish. I asked for world peace. “That's impossible,” he said.
Then I asked him to give me brains. He said, “Let me try world peace.”
【中文譯文】
比世界和平更難的問(wèn)題
有一次上帝來(lái)到我面前答應(yīng)了我一個(gè)愿望。我說(shuō)我要世界和平。“那是不可能的”他說(shuō)。 然后我請(qǐng)他讓我變聰明。他說(shuō):“你還是讓我試試讓世界和平吧。”
【詞匯講解】
1. hot potato燙手的山芋,棘手的問(wèn)題。
2. grant答應(yīng)給予。He refused to grant them long-term credits.他拒絕給他們長(zhǎng)期信貸。