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第34章 政客如何撒谎

A busload of politicians were driving down a country road,all of a sudden,the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree in an old farmer's field.

The old farmer,after seeing what had happened,went over to investigate.He then proceeded to dig a hole to bury the politicians.

A few days later the local sheriff came out,saw the crashed bus,and asked the old farmer where all the politicians had gone.

The old farmer said he had buried them.

The sheriff asked the old farmer,“Were they all dead?”

The old farmer replied,“Well,some of them said they weren't,but you know how they politicians lie.”

公交车载了一车的政客在乡间的路上行驶。突然,公交车冲到了路边并撞到了一位老农田里的一棵树上。

这位老农看到了这样的情况并过去看了个究竟。看完以后他就去挖了个洞把政客埋起来。

几天后,县治安官出来了,他看到了撞坏的公交车,然后问老农那些政客都去哪了。

老农说他把他们都埋了。

县治安官问老农:“他们都死了吗?”

老农回答说:“有些说他们没死,但是你也知道政客是喜欢说谎的吧。”

1.busload n.一满车

load 负载,荷载

E.g.The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads.

货车在仓库等着装载货物。

2.investigate

vt.调查;研究;审查:

例句:to investigate a murder

调查谋杀案

Scientists investigate the nature.

科学家研究自然。

vi.作调查;调查研究;审查:

例句:to investigate into a rumour

追查谣言的来龙去脉

The police are investigating the robbery.

警察正在调查这起抢劫案。

3.proceed

(1),进行,前进(尤指停止后继续进行):

例句:Work is proceeding slowly.

工作正在慢慢地继续进行着。

(2)(尤指打断后)继续说;继续讲下去:

例句:He paused to consult his notes,and then proceeded with his question.

他停了下来看了看笔记,然后继续提问。

(3),开始;从事;着手:

例句:to proceed from objective realities

从客观实际出发

(4)推进;进行:

例句:a project that is proceeding well

进行得很顺利的项目

4.bury v.埋葬,掩埋

E.g.Many men were buried underground when there was an accident at the mine.

矿上发生意外事故时,许多矿工都被埋在地下。

5.sheriff n.县治安官

1.all of a sudden 突然地

E.g.The bus came to a stop all of a sudden.汽车一下子停了下来。

2.crash into 撞进

3.dig a hole 挖一个洞