One of my favorite teachers at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau was known of his droll sense of humor. Explaining his ground rules to one freshman class, he said, “Now I know my lectures can often be dry and boring, so I don‘t mind if you look at your watches during class. I do, however, object to your pounding them on the desk to make sure they‘re still running.”
翻译：
位于吉拉多海角的密苏里东南州立大学有一位我非常喜欢的老师，他奇特的幽默感很是出名。在对一个新生班级讲解他的基本原则时，他说：“我知道我的讲 课可能经常会枯燥乏味，了无生趣，所以如果你们在上课时看表我并不介意。不过我坚决反对你们将表在课桌上猛敲看它们是不是还在走。”
droll（滑稽的）
Comparison
Geoffrey says to his father (who is looking at his son’s report card). So I don’t get the highest marks in the class, do you get the highest salary in the office?
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比较
杰弗里对爸爸说（爸爸正在看儿子地成绩单）：我在班里没有拿到最高的成绩，那你在单位里拿到最高的薪水了吗？
