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短故事 A?French?Traveler? ????A?Frenchman?was?once?traveling?in?England.?He?could?speak?English?quite?well?but?not?perfectly.?For?one?thing,?his?vocabulary?was?not?large.? ????One?day,?he?was?having?a?meal?in?a?small?country?hotel?and?wanted?to?order?some?eggs.?But?he?couldnt?remember?the?word?for?eggs.? ????Suddenly,?through?the?window,?he?saw?a?rooster?walking?in?the?yard.?He?immediately?asked?the?waiter?what?the?bird?was?called?in?English.? ????The?waiter?told?him?that?it?was?called?a?rooster.? ????The?Frenchman?then?asked?what?the?roosters?wife?was?called.?????The?waiter?told?him?that?she?was?called?a?hen.? ????The?Frenchman?then?asked?what?the?hens?children?were?called.?????The?waiter?told?him?that?they?were?chickens.? ????The?Frenchman?then?asked?what?the?chickens?were?called?before?they?were?born.?????The?waiter?told?him?they?were?called?eggs.? ????Fine!?said?the?Frenchman.?Please?bring?me?two?eggs?and?a?cup?of?coffee.?l?perfectly?????熟练地? 2.?vocabulary?????个人所使用的词汇量?(集合名词，单数概念.) 3.?rooster??公鸡(美国英语，同cock.)?4?bird????此处泛指禽类。? 点评????这位法国人说的英语实在不敢恭维;但他能利用极之有限的几个单词，解脱了困境，其急智与机巧令人叹服。?2.?A?Smart?Boy? ????William?Henry?Harrison,?the?ninth?president?of?the?United?States,?was?born?in?a?small?town.?As?a?young?boy,?he?was?very?quiet?and?shy.?In?fact,?he?was?so?quiet?that?many?people?thought?he?was?stupid.? ?????Its?a?funny?things,?Williams?mother?said?to?him?one?day,?I?know?that?you?are?a?smart?boy,?but?sometimes?you?let?people?think?you?are?not?so?smart.?I?wonder?why?? ????The?people?of?the?town?liked?to?play?tricks?on?this?boy?who?they?thought?was?so?stupid.? ?????Here,?William,?one?of?them?would?say.?Here?is?a?nickel,?and?here?is?a?dime.?Which?one?do?you?want?? ?????William?always?chose?the?nickel,?and?all?the?people?would?laugh?at?him.? ?????Finally,?his?mother?took?him?aside?and?said?to?him,?William,?why?do?you?always?choose?the?nickel?instead?of?the?dime??Dont?you?know?that?a?dime?is?worth?more?than?a?nickel?? ?????Certainly?I?know?it,?William?answered?slowly,?but?i