看笑话学英语:Guns buried in the garden 埋在花园里的枪

Guns buried in the garden 埋在花园里的枪

英语笑话

An old man lived alone in Northern Ireland. His only son was in prison. The old man wanted to plant some potatoes in his garden but he didn't know anyone who would help him plow up the garden.

He wrote to his son about it, and received this reply: For heaven's sake , don't dig up that garden that's where I buried the guns!

At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen British soldiers showed up and dug up the entire garden, but didn't find any guns.

Confused, the man wrote to his son telling him what happened and asking him what to do next.

His son's reply was: Just plant your potatoes.

中文翻译

一个老人独居在北爱尔兰，他唯一的儿子正在坐牢。老人想在花园里种些土豆，但不知道谁可以帮忙翻松泥土。

他写信跟儿子提及此事，儿子回信说道：“看在上帝的面上，千万不要翻松花园的泥土，我把枪埋在那儿了。”

第二天早餐四点，一队英国士兵出现在老人家中，在花园把土地翻了个遍，但并没有找到任何枪支。”

老人很困惑，于是写信告诉儿子所发生的事情，并问他下一步应该怎么做。

儿子回信道：“你只管种土豆好了。”

词汇点睛

prison [ˈprɪzn] n. 监狱，看守所

potato [pəˈteɪtəʊ] n. 马铃薯，土豆

plow up 耕地

for heaven's sake 看在上帝的面上

bury [ˈberɪ] v. 埋藏

entire [ɪnˈtaɪə(r)] adj. 全部的，整个的

confused [kənˈfjuːzd] adj. 困惑的，胡涂的

语法分析

1. The old man wanted to plant some potatoes in his garden but he didn't know anyone who would help him plow up the garden. 老人想在花园里种些土豆，但不知道谁可以帮忙翻松泥土。

解析 　这句话的主干是The old man wanted to plant some potatoes but he didn't know anyone。but分句中包含一个who引导的定语从句修饰anyone。

2. For heavens sake, don't dig up that garden that's where I buried the guns! 看在上帝的面上，千万不要翻松花园的泥土，我把枪埋在那儿了。

解析 　这个句子比较短小，但成分却比较复杂。句中的第一个that是作定语，修饰garden；句中的第二个that是指that garden，在句中作连词，引导后文的从句。句中的where是地点状语，是指I buried the guns的地方，还是指代that garden。

口语实践

A　I want to plant some tomatoes and carrots in the garden. Could you give me a hand?

B　I'd love to. I like to do farm work.

A　我想在花园里种些西红柿和胡萝卜。你能帮我搭把手吗？

B　我很乐意，我喜欢干农活。

★tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ] n. 西红柿

★carrot [ˈkærət] n. 胡萝卜

★give sb. a hand 帮某人一个忙

A　How do I plant the beans and peas?

B　Plant in rows two feet apart.

A　我该怎么种植菜豆和豌豆呢？

B　每隔两英尺种一行。

★bean [biːn] n. 豆子

★pea [piː] n. 豌豆

★apart [əˈpɑːt] adv. 相距，相隔