王迈迈幽默四级词汇帮你记忆单词（2）
两个农夫?
Texan farmer goes to Australia for a vacation.There he makes an acquaintance with an Aussie farmer and gets talking. The Aussie shows off his superb acres of wheat field and the Texan says, “Oh! We have wheat fields that are at least twice as large, and the yield is also twice as abundant.”?
Then they walk around the surroundings to do some sightseeing, and the Aussie shows off his herd of oxen.The Texan immediately boasts, “We have longhorns that are at least twice as large as your cattle.”The conversation has, meanwhile, almost died when the Texan sees a swift herd of kangaroos hopping through the field in the distance. Amazed, he asks, “What the hell are those?!”?
The Aussie replies with a doubtful look, “Don’t you have any grasshoppers in Texas?”?
译文
一个得克萨斯州的农夫到澳大利亚度假，认识了一个澳洲的农夫，就聊了起来。澳洲人向他炫耀自己数英亩的麦田，这个得州的农夫说，“哦！我们的麦田至少有这两倍大，并且收成也是你们的两倍多。”?
然后他们在这个农场周围走走，看看风景，澳洲人又向他夸耀自己的牛群，得克萨斯州人立即吹嘘说，“我们的长角牛至少是你们的牛群的两倍。”?
正当谈话有点进行不下去的时候，得克萨斯州人看到远处有一群袋鼠从田里跳过，他惊奇地问，“那些到底是什么？”?
澳洲人疑惑地看了他一下回答说，“你在得克萨斯州难道没看到过蚱蜢吗？”???
四级词汇
1.n.?假期，休假 ‖ ?vi.? 度假?
2.n.?① 相识的人，熟人 ② 认识，相识，了解?
3.superb?a.?极好的，高质量的?
4.acre?n.?英亩?
5.yield?vt.? ① 出产，产生 ② 放弃，让出 ‖ ?vi.? ① (to)屈服，服从 ② 倒塌，垮掉 ‖ ?n.? 产量，收益6.abundant?a.? ① (in)丰富的，富裕的 ② 大量的，充足的?
7.surroundings?n.?周围的事物，环境?
8.sightseeing?n.?观光，游览?
9.herd?n.?牛群，兽群 ‖ ?vt.? 使集中在一起，把…赶在一起?
10.ox?n.? ① 牛 ② 公牛?
11.boast?vi.? (of, about)自夸，夸耀 ‖ ?vt.? ① 以拥有…而自豪 ② 夸口，吹嘘 ‖ ?n.? 自吹自擂，自夸的话?
12.longhorn?n.? ① 长角牛 ② 音乐探测器?
13.horn?n.? ① (动物的)角，触角 ② 号角，喇叭，报警器?
14.conversation?n.?会话,交谈?
15.meanwhile?ad.? (=meantime)其间,其时 ?
16.swift?a.? ① 速度快的，迅速的 ② 敏捷的，反应快的?
17.kangaroo?n.? [动]袋鼠?
18.hop?v.? 单脚跳, (鸟,蛙等)跳跃?
19.amaze?vt.?使惊讶，使惊愕，使惊叹?
20.hell?n.? ①