看笑话学英语：老师的谜语

Teacher: Boys, I have a riddle to ask you.

There’s something wearing beautiful feather, and it can wake you up every morning. What is it, Davis?

老师：孩子们，我有一个谜语要问大家。有一样东西，全身都是漂亮的羽毛，而且每天早晨能叫你们起床。是什么，戴维斯？

Davis: A feather duster. With which father wakes me up every morning.

戴维斯：鸡毛撢子，爸爸每天都用它叫我起床！

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【David’s Note】

1. riddle: n. 谜语

2. feather duster: n. 鸡毛撢子

3. wake up: v.phr. 醒来

这则的笑点就是，老师问题的答案，本来应该是早晨的鸡鸣；但戴维斯却回答是爸爸叫他起床的鸡毛撢子。知道“鸡”的英文吗？ Chicken是鸡的通称，cock是公鸡（male chicken），hen是母鸡（female chicken），fried chicken叫炸鸡，roast chicken就是烤鸡！＠*



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