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2 Too Difficult To Spell
A policeman returned to his police station one evening and
reported to the sergeant that he had found an old car with no
license plates .
“ Where was it? ” asked the sergeant . “ In Ecclesiastes
Street , beyond the bridge ,” answered the policeman .
The sergeant opened the report book and began to write . He
asked the policeman how to spell the name of the street , but
he was not sure whether the spelling was correct . At last he
decided the name was too difficult for him to spell . So he
ordered the policeman to write the report . The policeman also
tried to spell the name of the street , but he couldn't ,
either . Then the policeman put his helmet on and began to
walk out slowly .
“ Where are you going? ” the sergeant asked .
“ Back to Ecclesiastes Street ,” answered the policeman . “
I'm going to push the car round the corner into Green Street
.”
sergeant 警官
license plate 汽车牌照
helmet 头盔
太难拼写
一天傍晚,一个警察回到警察局,向警官报告说他发现了一辆没有牌照的旧汽车。
“车在哪里?”警官问。“在 Ecclesiastes 大街,在桥的那边。”警察回答。
警官打开报告本开始记录。他问警察如何拼写那条大街的名字,但是他吃不准他的拼写是否正确。最后他觉得这个名字太难,他拼不出来。所以,他命令警察来写报告。警察拼了半天,也拼不出来。警察戴上他的头盔,慢慢地往外走。
“你到哪里去?”警官问。
“回到 Ecclesiastes 大街去,”警察回答,“我要把那辆车推到 Green 大街的拐角上去。”