Swallowed A Penny
吞了一枚硬幣
Looking very unhappy, a poor man entered a doctor's consulting-room.
一個看起來很難受的窮人走進大夫的診室。
"Doctor," he said, "you must help me. I swallowed a penny about a month ago."
"大夫!"他說,"幫幫我!一個月前我吞了一分硬幣!"
"Good heavens, man!" said the doctor. "Why have you waited so long? Why don't you come to me on the day you swallowed it?"
"天哪,"大夫說,"早干嘛去了?你當時怎么不來看?"
"To tell you the truth, Doctor," the poor man replied, "I didn't need the money so badly then."
"實話告訴您吧,大夫,"窮人說,"我當時還不缺錢!"
1.enter
enter into 進入;討論;成為…的一部分;研討;分享;體諒
enter in 進入,報關進口
enter for 參加(競賽,活動等);報名參加(比賽)
enter into force 生效;實行;加入行列
enter on 占有,著手;正式開始
enter key [計]回車鍵;[計]輸入鍵
enter upon 開始;著手
enter into a contract 訂立契約
enter the contest 加入競賽;參加比賽
enter up 登記;記錄,記下
enter by 通過…進入
2.penny
penny是英國貨幣單位,一便士,也就相當于美國的一美分。
英國的貨幣單位,英鎊(pound),輔市單位原為先令(Shiling)和便士(Penny)后輔幣單位改為新便士(New Penny)
美國的貨幣單位為美元(Dollar),1美元等于100美分。紙幣面額最小為1美元,1美元以下用硬幣:
硬幣有25美分(Quarter)、10美分(Dime)、5美分(Nickel)、1美分(Cent)
3.swallowe
vt.& vi.吞,咽;忍耐,忍受
vt.不流露;<口>忍受,輕信
n.[鳥]燕子;胃管,食道;一次吞咽的量;(滑車等的)通索孔
eg:Aren't you gonna swallow that? 你不吞下去嗎?