編者按：《燕子跟麻雀》是一篇簡短的英語小故事，講述的是老師讓同學指認燕子和麻雀的事情，同學機智地回答了這個問題。

　　Teacher: Look at these two birds, one is a swallow, the other is a sparrow. Who knows which is a swallow and which is a sparrow?

　　老師：看看這兩只鳥，一只是燕子，一只是麻雀。誰知道哪只是燕子?哪只是麻雀?

　　Student: I can't point to the correct bird but I know the answer.

　　學生：我指不出來，但我知道正確答案!

　　Teacher: What do you mean?

　　老師：你什么意思?

　　Student: The swallow is next to the sparrow and the sparrow is next to the swallow.

　　學生：麻雀旁邊的是燕子，燕子旁邊的是麻雀。

　　swallow[ˈswɑ:loʊ]：燕子，吞，咽下

　　sparrow[ˈspæroʊ]：麻雀

　　She eats like a sparrow.她吃的很少

　　point[pɔɪnt]：指,分數(shù),見解

　　That’s a good point.好想法

　　next[nɛkst]：下一個

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