Saving Money 省钱_儿童笑话

Saving Money 省钱

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A man told his son to take a letter to the post office, buy a three-cent stamp and mail¹ it.

After a while² his son returned³. The man asked him, "Did⁴ you mail the letter?"

His son replied⁵, "Certainly⁶, and I have saved⁷ the three cents⁸. I saw⁹ many people dropping letters in a box, so when nobody¹⁰ was¹¹ looking, I dropped mine in too."

有个人叫他的儿子拿一封信到邮局去买一张三分钱的邮票把它寄出去。

过了一会儿他的儿子回来了，他问儿子：“信寄了吗？”

儿子回答说：“当然寄了，我还省了三分钱哩。我看到很多人把信投进了一个箱子，我就趁没人的时候把我的也投进去了。”

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1 mail
n.邮件；v.邮寄
参考例句：
He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.他每天有大量的信件要回复。 Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

2 while
conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿
参考例句：
In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。 He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

3 returned
adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还
参考例句：
He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。 The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

4 did
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？ Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 replied
v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应
参考例句：
She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。 I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 certainly
adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定
参考例句：
He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！ Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。

7 saved
v.拯救( save的过去式和过去分词 )；收集；保留；避免
参考例句：
They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education. 他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。 She had saved a few titbits for her cat. 她给猫留了点好吃的东西。

8 cents
n.分，一分钱的硬币( cent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
dividend payments of 50 cents a share 每股50分的股息支付 A huge plateful like that costs only 50 cents. 这样大一盘才50美分。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 saw
vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯
参考例句：
Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？ The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

10 nobody
pron.无人，没有任何人
参考例句：
Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。 Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

11 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

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