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There are thirty thousand feathers on that thrush's throat.
    那只畫眉鳥的頸上長著三萬根羽毛。*thrush: (n.) 畫眉。
    Ann sent Andy ten hens and Andy sent Ann ten pens.
    安送給安迪10只母雞,安迪送給安10支鋼筆。
    Bill's big brother is building a beautiful building between two big brick blocks.
    比爾的哥哥正在兩座大磚房之間建一座漂亮房子?!?BR>    Jenny and Jimmy went to Jamaica and Germany in January, but Joan and John went to Jordan and Japan in June and July.
    詹妮和吉米一月份去了牙買加和德國,而瓊和約翰則在六、七月去了約旦和日本。   
    Peter Piper picked a peck of pickle prepared by his parents and put them in a big paper plate.
    彼得•派珀把他父母腌制的泡菜取出來很多,并把它們放在一個大紙盤子里。
    * peck: 配克(指英美國家表示谷物、水果、蔬菜等的計量單位,相當(dāng)于8夸脫或
     2加侖。);a peck of 表示"眾多,大量"。
     * pickle: (n.) 指腌菜,泡菜等腌漬食品。
    Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.
    兩只小老虎乘坐兩輛出租車去鎮(zhèn)上。
    The bleak breeze blights the bright blue blossom
    寒風(fēng)摧毀了美麗的蘭花。
    * bleak: 寒冷的,陰冷的。
    Betty beat a bit of butter to make a better batter.
    貝蒂敲打一小塊黃油要做一塊更好的奶油面糊。 
    I slit a sheet. A sheet I slit. Upon the slitted sheet, I sit!
    我撕了一張紙。一張紙被我撕了。我坐在被撕掉的紙上?!  ?BR>    How many sheets could a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter could slit sheets?
    如果裁紙機能裁紙的話,一個裁紙機能裁多少張紙呢?
    Ann and Andy's anniversary is in April.
    安和安迪的結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日是在四月。
    Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.
    伊麗莎白的生日是這個月的第三個星期四。
    A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
    一只大黑蟲咬了一只大黑狗的大黑鼻子?!?BR>    A big black bug bit a big black bear. Where's the big black bear the big black bug bit?
    一只大黑蟲咬了一頭大黑熊. 那么這頭被大黑蟲咬了的大黑熊在哪兒呢?   
    How much ground would a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground.
    如果土撥鼠能拱地的話,一只土撥鼠會拱開多少地? 如果土撥鼠能拱地的話,它會拱開所有它能拱開的地。
    Extinct insects' instincts, extant insects' instincts.
    滅絕的昆蟲本能,現(xiàn)存的昆蟲本能。
    * extinct:滅絕的,耗盡的。 * extant:現(xiàn)存的,未毀的。
    The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
    第六位酋長的第六只羊病了?!? sheik:酋長?!?BR>    The batter with the butter is the batter that is better.
    帶黃油的油面糊是比較好的油面糊?!?BR>    William wants to know whether the weather will be better tomorrow.
    威廉想知道明天的天氣是否會好一些?!  ?BR>    One black beetle bled only black blood, the other black beetle bled blue.
    一種蟑螂只流黑色的血,而另外的蟑螂流藍色的血。 * black beetle:蟑螂,油蟲?!?BR>    I would if I could! But I can't, so I won't!
    如果我能我會去做的!但是我不能,所以我不會去做!
    Do you see the green leaves of each tree in the fields?
    你看到田野里每棵樹上的綠葉了嗎? 
    Sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack. Sheep should sleep in a shed.
    羊群不應(yīng)該睡在小屋里。羊群應(yīng)該睡在羊圈里。
    * shack:小室?!?* shed:小棚,圈。
    Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?
    弗茲•伍茲是只熊,弗茲•伍茲沒頭發(fā),弗茲•伍茲一點兒也不毛茸茸,對嗎?   
    Mr. See owned a saw and Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw before Soar saw See.
    西先生有一個鋸,薩先生有一個秋千?,F(xiàn)在在薩先生看見西先生之前,西先生的鋸鋸斷了薩先生的秋千。
    Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.
    十二對雙胞胎轉(zhuǎn)動著十二根樹枝。
    He sent ten men to mend the dent in the engines of the tender.
    他派了十個人去修理供應(yīng)船發(fā)動機的齒輪。
    * dent:凹痕,(齒輪的)齒。 
    She sells sea shells on the seashore. The seashells she sells are seashells she is sure.
    她在海灘賣海貝殼。她肯定她賣的貝殼是海貝殼。
    If you're keen on stunning kites and cunning stunts, buy a cunning stunning stunt kite.
    如果你非常想要好的風(fēng)箏和精彩的表演,就去買一只漂亮的,靈巧的風(fēng)箏吧。
    * stunning:極好的;絕妙的。  * cunning:巧妙的;可愛的。
    * stunt:特技;驚人表演。
    Ted sent Fred ten hens yesterday so Fred's fresh bread is ready already.
    特德昨天給弗萊德送去了十只母雞,所以弗萊德的新鮮面包已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了。
    Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce fishes.
    五只瘋狂的青蛙逃過了五十條兇猛魚的追逐。
    An English fisherman wishes to get a foolish fish for a cold dish.
    一位英國漁夫希望得到一條傻瓜魚以便做一道涼菜。
    The ruddy widow really wants ripe watermelon and red roses when winter arrives.
    當(dāng)冬天到來時這位面色紅潤的寡婦確實想要熟了的西瓜和紅色的玫瑰。
    She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
    她在海濱賣海貝殼。她賣的貝殼的確是海貝殼。因此如果她在海濱賣貝殼的話,我肯定她賣的一定是海貝殼。
    The leaves of these trees are green at this season but if the wind is keen and the leaves freeze, they cease to be green and seem to lose their sheen.
    在這個季節(jié)這些樹的葉子是綠色的,但如果寒風(fēng)凜冽樹葉凍僵的話,它們就不再發(fā)綠并失去了光澤。
    That noisy boy has a voice that's most annoying.
    那個吵吵鬧鬧的男孩的聲音真是讓人討厭。
    The first person in a dirty shirt works in the third firm.
    穿一件臟襯衫的第一個人在第三家公司工作。
    William wants to know whether the weather will be better tomorrow.
    威廉想知道明天的天氣是否會好一些。
    Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook, if a good cook could cook good cookies.
    如果好廚師會做好吃的甜餅的話,那么好吃的甜餅會被好廚師做的。
    Tom's got a lot of dots on his pocket. If he wants to wash off the dots, he will use a pot of hot water.
    湯姆的口袋上弄上了好多污點。如果他想洗掉這些污點的話,要用一盆熱水才行。
    I'd drive five miles on Friday night to see a fight that I like.
    星期五晚上我要開車五公里去看我喜歡的一場搏斗。
    You know I know that you know. I know that you know that I know.
    你知道我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。
    A fat man sat on a black cat and the black cat was squashed flat, for the man was mad.
    一個胖子坐在一只黑貓身上,這只黑貓被壓扁了,因為這個人發(fā)瘋了。
    Farmer Barnes goes to market in a car, and drives many a hard bargain buying and selling calves.
    農(nóng)民巴恩斯坐車去集市上為了買賣小牛而討價還價,費盡口舌。
    To run and play under the sun is fun. When your work is done, come out in the sun and have some fun.
    在陽光下追逐嬉戲非常有趣。當(dāng)你的工作完成后就趕快到陽光下盡情地玩兒吧!
    The surly merchant twirled his moustache as he purchased the first thirty pearls.
    這個脾氣粗暴的商人在買第一批三十顆珍珠時快速地捻動著他的胡子。
    The wolf pushed the door open and looked into the room. When the cook saw the wolf, the cook shook with fear and pushed the door.
    那只狼推開門朝屋子里看。廚師看見狼時嚇得渾身發(fā)抖并把門推上。
    Mr. Cook said to a cook, "Look at this cook-book. It's very good." So the cook took the advice of Mr. Cook and bought the cook-book.
    庫克先生對一位廚師說:“看看這本食譜吧,它相當(dāng)不錯?!庇谑沁@位廚師采納了庫克先生的建議,買下了這本食譜。
    How many cans can a canner can if a canner can can cans? A canner can can as many cans as a canner can if a canner can can cans.
    如果開罐刀能開罐頭的話,一把開罐刀能開多少瓶罐頭?如果開罐刀能開罐頭的話,一把開罐刀能開無數(shù)瓶罐頭。
    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He'd chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck wood.
    如果旱獺會糟蹋木頭的話,一只旱獺會糟蹋多少木頭?如果旱獺會糟蹋木頭的話,一只旱獺能糟蹋多少木頭就糟蹋多少木頭。
    How much dew would a dewdrop drop if a dewdrop could drop dew?
    如果一顆露珠會掉下露水,那么一顆露珠會掉下多少露水呢?
    The driver was drunk and drove the doctor's car directly into the deep ditch.
    這個司機喝醉了,他把醫(yī)生的車開進了一個大深溝里。
    Sandy sniffed sweet smelling sunflower seeds while sitting beside a swift stream.
    桑迪坐在湍急的小溪邊盡情地品味著葵花子的香味。
    A snow-white swan swam swiftly to catch a slowly-swimming snake in a lake.
    湖中一只雪白的天鵝快速地游動著去追趕一條慢慢游動的蛇。
    A pleasant peasant keeps a pleasant pheasant and both the peasant and the pheasant are having a pleasant time together.
    一位和氣的農(nóng)民養(yǎng)了一只伶俐的野雞,而且這位和氣的農(nóng)民和這只伶俐的野雞在一起度過了一段很美好的時光。
    There is a kitten in the kitchen,in the kitchen I fry the chicken. A fly flies into the kitchen, while I fry the chicken.
     廚房里有只小貓,我在廚房炸雞。當(dāng)我炸雞時,一只蒼蠅飛進了廚房。