Witty Short Essay B2 Translation Chapter 6 15

14.Magic.

The children had an English lesson. "This week," the teacher said, "I want you to write a story about your family." I want you to tell me about your parents and your brother and sister.

Lisa held up her hand. "What kind of things do I write about my father? She asked.

Well," the teacher said. "Write about his work. What was your father's job?

He is a magician. Lisa said. "A magician!

How funny," the teacher said. "Does he do magic on stage? "Yes," Lisa said.

He's on TV. He was a well-known magician. "The teacher was interested.

Tell the class something about him," she said. "What is his most difficult technique? Lisa thought for a moment, then she said, "He saws half of the man."

He put them in a large box and then sawed the frame in half. "It's a very clever trick," the teacher said. "I believe he has to practice it.

Yes, he has," Lisa said. Then the teacher asked her, "Is there anyone else in your family situation?"

It's my mother," Lisa said, "and I have a half-brother and two half-sisters. ”

14.There are no elephants.

Gilliance has a new job in a different part of the city than the Jongnian Clan, and she has to take the train to work every day.

There were only two people in the train, she and a well-dressed man, who was reading a newspaper.

Halfway through the journey, suddenly the man began to shred his newspaper.

When he was done, he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey. The next day Gilliás got into the same train, still the well-dressed man sitting there, reading a newspaper.

Halfway through the journey, suddenly the man began to shred his newspaper. Then he picked up the debris, opened the window, and threw them all.

When he was done, he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey.

It happened every day for a week.

Finally, on Friday, Gilleans spoke to the man.

Sorry sir. She said, "I don't want you to be rude, I'm going to ask you a question." As we pass halfway through our journey, you shred your newspaper and opened the window to throw the pieces out. Pls tell me, sir, why are you doing this? ”

The well-dressed man smiled: "I have a very simple reason to laugh," he said, "I like to sleep to pass the second half of the journey, but the train is full of elephants, and I can't sleep." So I threw newspapers at the elephants to stop them from getting into the train. ”

But there are no elephants here! She said.

I know," he said, "that I can see how useful I am in throwing newspapers!" ”