开心时刻:准确数字

2012-06-01 00:00:00来源:可可英语

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  A tourist was visiting New Mexico and was amazed at the dinosaur bones lying about.

  "How old are these bones?" the tourist asked an elderly Native American, who served as a guide.

  "Exactly one hundred million and three years old.

  "How can you be so sure?" inquired the tourist.

  "Well," replied the guide, " a geologist came by here and told me these bones were one hundred million years old, and that was exactly three years ago.

  一位游客在新墨西哥游览。他对随处可见的恐龙化石甚感惊奇。

  “这些化石有多长的历史?”游客问一个上了年纪的当地美国人。他是作向导的。

  “整整十亿零三年了。”

  “你怎么这么肯定?”游客问道。

  “哦,”向导回答道,“一个地质学家来过这儿,他告诉我说这些化石有十亿年了,再加上那是整整三年前的事了。”

  

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