英文笑話: Wit in Childhood 孩時聰明

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An elderly gentleman being, one evening, in the company of some persons who were much amused at the witty sayings of a child, said to some one near him, that witty children usually made stupid men. The child heard him and said to him: "Sir, you were very witty, no doubt when you were young."

某天晚上在一家公司裏，人們被一個小孩說話的睿智逗樂，一位老先生對身邊的男人說，聰明的小孩長大了通常很笨。小孩聽到後告訴老人：“先生，你小時候一定很聰明。

wit  ｎ.
witty adj.

The beggar boy lived by his wits.
乞童靠機智維生

Mark Twain was a wit.
馬克‧吐溫是一位幽默大師。

have/keep your wits about you
to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting.
保持警覺應付突發事件，以便作出迅速思考和反應。

Keep your wits about you and swim to shore.
保持冷靜,游到岸邊。

Cycling is potentially very dangerous in London - you really need to keep your wits about you.
在倫敦騎單車很危險──你一定要保持高度警覺。