1.

The Name of a Poet

Our teacher was telling us about a new system of memory training being used in some schools today．

"It works like this，" she said．"Suppose you wanted tore member the name of a poet-Robert Burns，for instance．"She told us to think of him as Bobby Burns．"Now get in your head a picture of a London policeman，a bobby in flames．See？Bobby Burns！"

"I see what you mean，" said the class know it all．"But how can you tell that it's Not Robert Browning？"

诗人的名字

我们的老师正在给我们介绍现在某些学校使用的一种新的记忆训练系统。

"这个系统是这样的，"她说。"假定你要记住一个诗人的名字--例如，要记住罗伯特·彭斯的名字。"她告诉我们把他当作博比·彭斯。"让你的脑海里闪现出一个伦敦警察的形象，燃烧着的警察。明白吗？警察燃烧！"

"我明白你的意思，"班上的万事通说。"但是你怎么能说那就不是罗伯特·布朗宁呢？"

2.

The Right Leg

Proctor（exceedingly angry）："So you confess that this unfortunate freshman was carried to this frog pond and drenched？Now what part did you take in this disgraceful affair？"

Soph．（meekly）："The right leg，sir．"

右腿

学监（非常生气）："现在你承认这可怜的新生被扔进这蛙池里，浑身湿透？那么你在这不光彩的事情里扮演了什么角色呢？"

二年级学生（恭顺地）："右腿，先生。"

3.

During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.

　　When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine, " she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"

年长者阶层

　　医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不几天就要庆祝她98岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴，为此，他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日，并要求她还他一个吻。

　　医生走后，我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。"你能想象吗，"她说，"付了他70元，我还得亲他！"
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