12.Humour — Things Your Mother Wouldn’t Say

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Humour — Things Your Mother Wouldn’t Say
幽默——母亲不会说的话
"Be good and I‘ll buy you a motorcycle for your birthday!
"How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?"
"Don‘s bother wearing a jacket — it‘s quite warm out.
"Let me smell that shirt — yeah, it‘s good for another week.
"I think a cluttered bedroom is a sign of creativity.?
"Yeah, I used to skip school, too.?
"Just leave all the lights on...it makes the house more cheery.
"Could you turn the music up louder so I can enjoy it, too?


课文词汇
humour       幽默
motorcycle   摩托车
on earth     究竟
smell        闻
cluttered    混乱的
sign         预兆,表现
creativity   创造力
skip         跳
cheery       愉快的


课文译文
“你表现好,我就给你买辆摩托车作为生日礼物!”
“你怎么能够坐得这么远看电视呢?”
“不用麻烦再穿夹克衫了——外面很暖和。”
“让我闻闻这件衬衫——好,还可以再穿一个星期。”
“我觉得乱七八糟的卧室也是创造力的表现。”
“好,我以前也逃过课。”
“就让所有的灯都开着吧……这样的房间更令人愉快。”
“你可以把音乐开得再响一点吗?这样我也可以欣赏它。”


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Things your ... wouldn‘t say.
"Be ... and I‘ll buy you a motorcycle for your ...!?
"How on ... can you see the TV sitting so ... back?
"Don‘t bother ... a jacket — it‘s quite warm ...?
"Let me smell that... yeah, it‘s ... for another week.?
"I think a cluttered... is a sign of creativity.?
"Yeah, I used to skip ..., too.?
"Just leave all the... on...it makes the ... more cheery.?
"Could you turn the music .. .louder so I can ... it, too?