15、Humour — What Is a Teenager? 幽默——少年是什么样的人?
A teenager is ...
少年是……
... someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not his mother calling from the next room.
……一个隔着三个街区也能听到他最喜欢的歌手的声音但却听不到隔壁房间母亲叫声的人。
... a whiz who can operate the latest computer without a lesson but can't make a bed.
……一个不用上一节课就可以操作最新电脑的能手,但却不会铺床。
... a connoisseur of two kinds of fine music — loud and very loud.
……两种音乐的鉴赏家——吵闹的和非常吵闹的音乐。
... an enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but is usually too tired to dry the ishes.
……一个充满热情,精力充沛的人,他可以骑车骑几英里,但却经常因为觉得太累而擦不干碟子。
... a romantic who never falls in love more than once a week.
……一个浪漫主义者,他不经常恋爱,一周绝对少于一次。
... a boy who can sleep till noon on any Saturday and suspects the room needs cleaning.
……一个每星期六都要睡到中午,却总是怀疑房间需要打扫的人。
... an original thinker who is positive that his mother was never a teenager.
……是一个有独创精神的思想家,他断定他的母亲不是从少年时期走过来的。
block 街区 whiz 天才,能手 operate 操作 connoisseur 内行,鉴赏家
enthusiast 热心的人,热情的人 energy 精力 romantic 浪漫主义者