Joke: Target Practice
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It was a nice day at the park by the lake. Three guys were casting their lines to catch some fish and a couple were rowing in a small boat. Two crows were cruising1 by, eyeing for some targets to let loose on. The younger of the two crows tried to show off and dove2 onto those three guys. Tut, tut, tut. But it went thud, thud, hitting only two of the three.

The older crow went towards the couple in the moving row boat. Tut, tut. And it went thud, hitting only one of the couples. Since this was a moving target, it didn't seem all that bad.

Then out from nowhere came this little bird, wings still wet like it was just been hatched4. It dove towards those three guys. Tut, tut, tut. Thud, thud, thud. It swooped5 over to the row boat. Tut, tut. Thud, thud. Then a kid riding a bike came around. It flew over there. Tut. Thud. And it then rested on a tree branch.

So the two crows felt embarrassed and went over there, said, "We are impressed! Where do you learn to let loose on people like that?"

The little one said, "I may be a new hatch3 but I've got plenty of experience. In my former life I was a lawyer."


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1 cruising e780b3b8dde01071b043c4c4d7233720     
adj.巡航的v.乘船巡游( cruise的现在分词 );以快而平稳的速度长距离行驶;巡航;轻而易举赢得(或获得)
参考例句:
  • The car was cruising along at 100 kilometres an hour. 这辆汽车平稳地以每小时100公里的速度行驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They will go cruising in the Mediterranean. 他们将在地中海上巡游。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 dove TuVzF5     
n.鸽,温和派人物,“鸽派”人物
参考例句:
  • A dove is often used as a symbol of peace.鸽常作为和平的象征。
  • Paul seemed more impressed by the dove.保尔似乎对鸽子更感兴趣。
3 hatch hejxU     
n.孵化,舱口;vt.孵,孵出,策划;vi. 孵化
参考例句:
  • No one knows how the new plan will hatch out.谁也不知道这新方案将怎样制订出来。
  • The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋,想去孵它。
4 hatched 2e6ea2f0c897faab375f05bdc388b8af     
孵化( hatch的过去式和过去分词 ); 孵出,破壳而出; 秘密策划,(尤指)密谋; 使(小鸟、小鱼、小虫等)孵出
参考例句:
  • Silkworms are fed mulberry leaves after they have hatched. 蚕孵出后食桑叶。
  • Ten out of the set of twelve were hatched. 一窝十二个蛋孵出了十个。
5 swooped 33b84cab2ba3813062b6e35dccf6ee5b     
俯冲,猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
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