1.

An Abstract Noun

Teacher: What's an abstract noun, Jane?

Jane: I don't know, madam.

Teacher: What, you don't know! Well. It's the name of a thing which you can think of but cannot touch. Now, give me an example.

Jane: A red-hot poker, madam.

抽象名词

老师：简，什么是抽象名词？

简：我不知道，老师。

老师：什么，你不知道！抽象名词就是你想象得到但触摸不到的东西。现在，你给我举个例子。

简：老师，比如说一根炙热的拨火棍。

2.

Gallant Effort

At a dinner party a shy young man had been trying to think of something nice to say to his hostess. At last he saw his chance when she turned to him and remarked, "What a small appetite you have tonight, Mr. Jones."

"To sit next to you," he replied gallantly, "would cause any man to lose his appetite."

殷勤

在一次晚餐聚会上，一位腼腆的年青人一直在冥思苦想对女主人说一些好听的话。机会总于来了，女主人转向他说："琼斯先生，您今晚的饭量太小了。"

"坐在您身边，"他殷勤的说道，"任何男人都会失去胃口的。"

3.

A Great Man

Teacher: Would Shakespeare be a great man if he were still alive today?

Student: Of course. He must be a great man, for so far nobody has lived to over 400 years.

一名伟人

老师：如果莎士比亚还活着，他会是一名伟人吗？

学生：当然。因为到目前为止，还没有人活到400多岁。
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