The Dead Sea
死海
Will and Bill were quarrelling about whose father was the stronger.
維爾和比爾在斗嘴,爭論誰的爸爸更強壯。
Will said, "Well, you know the Pacific Ocean ?
維爾說:“喂,你知道太平洋吧?
My father is the one who dug the hole for it."
那個坑就是我爸爸挖開的。”
Bill wasn't impressed, "Well, that's nothing. You know the Dead Sea ?
比爾無動于衷:“嗨,那算什么。你知道死海吧?
My father is the one who killed it!"
那就是我爸爸打死的!”
1.quarrelling about
quarrel about:因…而爭吵,就…而吵
eg:Let us not quarrel about going out tonight. 我們不要為今晚出去的事爭吵了。
quarrel 是吵架,爭吵,一般是無謂的爭吵,而argue偏學術目的的爭論,辯論,有理由的。
2.the Pacific Ocean
四大洋的英文說法分別為:
太平洋-the Pacific Ocean
大西洋-the Atlantic (Ocean)
印度洋-Indian Ocean
北冰洋-the Arctic Ocean
3.dug
v. 挖,掘( dig的過去式和過去分詞 );(如用鏟、锨或推土機等)挖掘;挖得;尋找
eg:They have dug away the whole bank at this point. 他們在這地方把整個堤岸全挖開了