hot potato棘手的问题,grant答应给予
【笑话原文】
A Hot Potato
Once God came up to me and granted me a wish. I asked for world peace. “That's impossible,” he said.
Then I asked him to give me brains. He said, “Let me try world peace.”
【中文译文】
比世界和平更难的问题
有一次上帝来到我面前答应了我一个愿望。我说我要世界和平。“那是不可能的”他说。 然后我请他让我变聪明。他说:“你还是让我试试让世界和平吧。”
【词汇讲解】
1. hot potato烫手的山芋,棘手的问题。
2. grant答应给予。He refused to grant them long-term credits.他拒绝给他们长期信贷。