【生词预览】

knock on敲门，come out出来

【笑话原文】

I Need Your Football

George knocked on the door of his friend's house. When his friend's mother answered he asked, "Can Albert come out to play? "

"No," said the mother, "It's too cold. "

"Well, then, " said George, "Can his football come out to play ?"

【中文译文】

可以出来玩吗

乔冶敲他朋友家的门。当朋友的妈妈来应门时，他问：“阿尔伯特可以出来玩吗？”
“不行，”朋友的妈妈说，“天气太冷了。”
“噢，” 乔冶回答，“那他的足球可以出来玩吗？”

【词汇讲解】

1.football足球。引申可以指“屡屡引起争论（或分歧）的问题；被踢来踢去的难题”

2.knock on敲门。也可以指“游历”：knocking around Europe在欧洲游历

3.answer回应。还有“符合”的意思：It answers very well.这完全适用。

4.come out出来。也有“出狱”的意思：It's been a long year, but he will come out next Friday.这一年真长啊, 但他下周五要出狱了。