LittleStevehasapetrabbit,Bunny.Heplayswithiteverydayafterschool.OnedayhismotherseesthatherlittleboyisholdingBunnybytheears.Fromtimetotimehegivesthepoorrabbitanangryshakeandsays:“howmuchistwoplustwo?”
愚笨的兔子
小史蒂夫有一只宠物兔子,名叫本尼。他每天放学后都跟兔子玩。一天,他妈妈看见他抓着兔子的耳朵,不时地摇着那只不幸的兔子愤恨地说:“二加二等于几?”
"Steve,”sayshismother,"WhydoyoutreatyourpoorlittleBunnythatways”
“史蒂夫,”他妈妈说,“你为什么那样对待不幸的小本尼?”
"Well,"explainsSteveangrily,"Ourteachersaysthatrabbitsmultiplyveryquickly,butthisdummycan'tevenadd.”
“哼,”史蒂夫愤慨地解释道:“我们教师说兔子算乘法很快,但这个白痴连加法都不会。”
【注】multiply可表示“乘法”,也可表示“繁殖”。史蒂夫的教师的意思是后者。