[英語原文]
Only Thirteen
“Johnny,name the fifty states.”instructed the teacher.
“I can’t,teacher.”
“Why?when I was your age I could name all the states.”she scolded.
“Yeah,but then there were only thirteen.”answered Johnny.
[漢語翻譯]
只有13個
“約翰尼,說一下50個州的名字。”老師要求道。
“說不出來,老師。”
“為什么?我在你這個年紀(jì)時可以說出所有的州名。”她責(zé)怪道。
“是啊,可那時只有13個州。”約翰尼答道。
[小幽默大智慧]
約翰尼運(yùn)用歷史知識幫助自己擺脫了尷尬的處境。
(小博士)