两只鸟

    张亚荣

    [英语原文]

    Two Birds

    Teacher：Here are two birds，one is swallow，the other is sparrow.Now who can tell us which is which？

    Student：I cannot point out but I know the answer.

    Teacher：Please tell us.

    Student：The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.

    [汉语翻译]

    两只鸟

    老师：这儿有两只鸟，一只是燕子，一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀？

    学生：我指不出，但我知道答案。

    老师：请说说看。

    学生：燕子的旁边是麻雀，麻雀的旁边是燕子。

    [小幽默大智慧]

    在这个故事中，学生用看似肯定的语气，来陈述自己根本不知道的答案，幽默、风趣。

    （小好奇）