21世纪大学英语第2册课后翻译标准答案

Unit 1误会佚名他头发蓬乱，衣着肮脏，口袋里只有35美分。

在马里兰州的巴尔的摩，他登上一辆公共汽车并径直走向了洗手间。

他想如果他躲在洗手间里，便可以不付钱就乘车去纽约。

但是坐在公共汽车后面的一位乘客看见了他。

她拍了拍她前面那位乘客的肩膀说：“洗手间里有个流浪汉。

告诉公共汽车司机。

”那位乘客轻轻地拍了一下坐在他前面的人，说道：“告诉公共汽车司机，洗手间里有个流浪汉。

这口信通过一个又一个的乘客传到了公共汽车的前边。

但在这一过程的某个环节，口信变了。

当它传到公共汽车司机那儿时，已经不是“洗手间里有个流浪汉”，而是“洗手间里有颗炸弹”。

司机马上在公路边停下车来并用无线电通知了警察。

当警察到达时，他们让乘客下车并且远离汽车。

然后他们关闭了那条公路。

那很快就造成了15英里长的交通堵塞。

警察在警犬的帮助下，在公共汽车上搜查了两个小时。

当然，他们没有发现什么炸弹。

两个发音相似的英语单词给一个想从洛杉矶飞往加利福尼亚州奥克兰的人也造成了麻烦。

他的问题始于洛杉矶机场。

他以为听到广播中宣布了他的航班，所以他走向登机门，出示了机票并登上了飞机。

起飞20分钟后，这人开始担心起来。

奥克兰在洛杉矶的北边，但是飞机似乎正在向西飞，而当他向窗外望去时，他所能看到的全是大海。

“这架飞机是去奥克兰吗?”他问航班服务员。

航班服务员倒抽了一口冷气，“不，”她说。

“我们去奥克兰——新西兰的奥克兰。

”因为有这么多英文单词发音相似，讲英语者之间的误会并不罕见。

并非所有的误会都会导致公路关闭或乘客飞错大陆。

大多数误会远没有这么严重。

每天讲英语的人会相互问这样的问题:“你是说七十还是十七?”“你是说你能来还是不能来?”发音相似的单词对把英语作为第二语言的人来说，特别容易让人混淆。

一天早晨，一位生活在美国的韩国妇女到上班地点时，她的老板问她：“你拿到盘子了吗?” “没有……”她回答说，心里却在纳闷，不知道他到底是什么意思。

她在办公室工作。

老板为什么问她盘子的事呢？一整天她都对老板的怪问题感到纳闷，但又不好意思开口问他。

Unit Three我不能接受不努力迈克尔·乔丹世界著名篮球明星迈克尔·乔丹在选择和实现个人目标和职业目标方面显然都是成功的。

他在他的书中写到他如何应对他所面临的挑战。

在你阅读这篇节选时，考虑一下该书书名《我不能接受不努力》在多大程度上与他的经历是一致的。

成为最佳一直是我的最终目标，但无论什么事情我都是一步一步地去做。

这就是我高中毕业后不怕去北卡罗来纳大学的原因。

每个人都对我说我不应该去北卡大学，因为我的篮球还没有打到那个水平。

他们说我应该去空军军官学校，因为那样的话，我毕业时就能得到一份工作。

每个人都为我制定了不同的计划，但我有我自己的计划。

我总是确定短期目标。

现在回想起来，我发现每一步或每一次成功都会引向下一步或下一次成功。

当我高二从校队里被刷下来时，我懂得了一些东西。

我知道我永远也不想再有那种糟糕的感觉,永远不想再品尝那种滋味，也不想再那么伤心。

因此，我确定了一个目标，要成为校队的首发队员。

整个夏天我都把精力集中在上面。

练球时我想的也是这件事。

当这一目标实现时，我又确定了另一个目标，一个合理的、可以设法达到的目标，一个只要付出足够努力就能切实实现的目标。

每一次我都想象我要达到什么地步，我想成为哪种球员。

我猜想我在接近目标过的程中心里总是想着它。

我确切地知道我要去什么地方，并且专心致志地要到达那儿。

当我达到这些目标时，它们都会相互促进。

每次成功我都获得一点信心。

就这样，我树立起能在北卡大学进行竞争的信心。

这些信心都在我的脑子里，我从不把任何东西写下来，我只是全神贯注于下一步。

我想，不管我可能会选择做什么事情，我都会采用这种方式去做的。

这和把当医生作为最终目标的人没什么两样。

如果当医生是你的目标，而你的生物课成绩都是C，那么你首先要做的就是生物考试要得B，然后得A。

你必须完成这第一步，然后再去攻化学或物理。

要一小步一小步地走，否则你就会遇到各种各样的挫折。

如果衡量成功的唯一尺度是成为医生，那么你的信心将来自何处？如果你尽了自己最大的努力却没有成为医生，难道这就意味着你的整个人生都失败了吗？当然不是。

Unit 1误会佚名他头发蓬乱，衣着肮脏，口袋里只有35美分。

在马里兰州的巴尔的摩，他登上一辆公共汽车并径直走向了洗手间。

他想如果他躲在洗手间里，便可以不付钱就乘车去纽约。

但是坐在公共汽车后面的一位乘客看见了他。

她拍了拍她前面那位乘客的肩膀说：“洗手间里有个流浪汉。

告诉公共汽车司机。

”那位乘客轻轻地拍了一下坐在他前面的人，说道：“告诉公共汽车司机，洗手间里有个流浪汉。

这口信通过一个又一个的乘客传到了公共汽车的前边。

但在这一过程的某个环节，口信变了。

当它传到公共汽车司机那儿时，已经不是“洗手间里有个流浪汉”，而是“洗手间里有颗炸弹”。

司机马上在公路边停下车来并用无线电通知了警察。

当警察到达时，他们让乘客下车并且远离汽车。

然后他们关闭了那条公路。

那很快就造成了15英里长的交通堵塞。

警察在警犬的帮助下，在公共汽车上搜查了两个小时。

当然，他们没有发现什么炸弹。

两个发音相似的英语单词给一个想从洛杉矶飞往加利福尼亚州奥克兰的人也造成了麻烦。

他的问题始于洛杉矶机场。

他以为听到广播中宣布了他的航班，所以他走向登机门，出示了机票并登上了飞机。

起飞20分钟后，这人开始担心起来。

奥克兰在洛杉矶的北边，但是飞机似乎正在向西飞，而当他向窗外望去时，他所能看到的全是大海。

“这架飞机是去奥克兰吗?”他问航班服务员。

航班服务员倒抽了一口冷气，“不，”她说。

“我们去奥克兰——新西兰的奥克兰。

”因为有这么多英文单词发音相似，讲英语者之间的误会并不罕见。

并非所有的误会都会导致公路关闭或乘客飞错大陆。

大多数误会远没有这么严重。

每天讲英语的人会相互问这样的问题:“你是说七十还是十七?”“你是说你能来还是不能来?”发音相似的单词对把英语作为第二语言的人来说，特别容易让人混淆。

一天早晨，一位生活在美国的韩国妇女到上班地点时，她的老板问她：“你拿到盘子了吗?”“没有……”她回答说，心里却在纳闷，不知道他到底是什么意思。

她在办公室工作。

老板为什么问她盘子的事呢？一整天她都对老板的怪问题感到纳闷，但又不好意思开口问他。

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程（第二册）课文翻译及课后习题答案Unit One51. passengers2. immediately3. similar4. wonder5. continent6. traffic7. misunderstandings8. embarrassed9. flights 10. common 11. serious 12. searched61. got on2. head for3. tapped on the shoulder4. pull over5. resulted in6. feel like7. By the time8. turn out all right 9. in the end 10. instead of91. Because of the heavy snow, the passengers had to wait at the airport until midnight when the snow stopped.2. Twenty minutes after the train started, the two boys found that they had got on a train heading for Hangzhou instead of their hometown, Suzhoul.3. Similar-sounding English words often result in misunderstandings among English-speaking people.4. The driver heard an unusual sound from the car engine, so he pulled over immediately to check, but it turned out all right in the end.5. Mr. Lee felt very embarrassed when he realized that he had made a very common mistake among speakers of English as a second language.6. Mary felt like learning English and hoped she could learn it quickly, but soon found it was too difficult for her to learn in a short period of time.Unit two5.1. bother, bother 2. companion 3. Shame 4. officials 5. notice6. recognized7. vacant8. scene9. politely 10. describe61. cut short2. at their disposal3. at the same time4. in … face5. turn your back on6. a couple of7. turned … inside out8. Look around91. The public noticed that since that local official left, his position had been vacant for a couple of months.2. Seeing the girl looking around helplessly on the platform, the young porter asked politely if she needed any help.3. I recognized your companion the minute he appeared at the door. He looked just as you had described.4. We didn’t bother to find a hotel, for my good friend invited us to stay in her house and put a luxurious car at our disposal.5. While the professor was turning the suitcases inside out to find his glasses, his wife was sitting comfortably in an armchair watching the whole scene.6. I turned my back on her because she expected me to treat her like a queen.Unit Three5.1. salesman 2. mental 3. taste 4. failure 5. challenge6. puzzle7. reasonable8. otherwise9. realistic 10. level61. step by step2. have … in mind3. apply to4. move on to5. had come through6. built up7. concentrate on8. leading to91. He has given up running in order to focus on the long jump.2. In his book I Can’t Accept Not Trying, Michael Jordan looks back on how he approached the challenges he faced.3. If you had tried as hard as you could, you would have long achieved your goal of becoming a starter on the varsity.4. Even if you fail the final examination, don’t get down on yourself, because you can take the examination again at the beginning of next term.5. If you ultimate goal is to become an English teacher, then the first thing you have to do is to learn English well.6. Not everyone is going to be world-famous. But if you have done your best, you can still be considered a success.Unit 451. enables2. arguing3. comments4. despite5. planet6. pretending7. cruel8. polluted9. particularly 10. freedom61. have no use for2. playing with3. dwell on4. get together5. on behalf of6. on earth91. This report dwells on how some species were exterminated because of the polluted environment.2. To tell the truth, I think a snide comment made out of prejudice is better than faked praise given by a hypocrite.3. Mary countered the manager on behalf of all the employees by arguing that it is cruel to limit the employees freedom and it will eventually affect the company’s reputation.4. What on earth has enabled some people, particularly certain high officials, to abuse their powers despite the law?5. I don’t think success is merely related to intelligence. In fact, many good qualities, such as innocence, honesty, humor and loyalty, can help us succeed, too.6. Strangely enough, the joke did not bring about hearty laughter, not even a hint of any.I was fortunate to catch today’s last bus to the county at the last minute.Nuit 551. fortunate2. respected3. forever4. character5. military6. friendship7. memories8. soul9. precious 10. lawyer61. as well as2. made use of3. keep their distance from4. took out5. as for6. stared at91. At the soldier’s funeral, the general presented his wife with a medal as well as an American flag.2. These old stamps are even more valuable than all the rest of my estate. As for the diamond ring, it is priceless.3. While his love is now a memory, each time I stare at his photo, I can fully appreciate the depth of his love.4. Mother often tells me to make good use of my precious time and keep my distance from those I mistrust.5. I did not understand that mature friendship could enrich our lives until I read his letter.Unit Six51. waging2. standard3. community4. issues5. project6. transferred7. significant8. experiences9. personnel 10. medical61. hooked up2. right now3. torn apart4. ran through5. along with6. stepped back7. walked into8. stayed with91. Xiao Zhang was knocked off his bicycle by a taxi on his way home from school.2. Katharine is very proud of her husband’s achievements in medical research.3. When I asked Billy if there was anything else I could do for him, he again asked me to hold him.4. I fully understood why they had these two restrictions placed on me, but I really didn’t like them.5. I am sorry I can not grant your request right now. I have to talk it over with our manager.6. Since she lost her job a number of years ago, Helen has been looking forward to being employed again by the MacDonald’s Corporation.。

Unit One误会佚名有35 美分。

在马里兰州的巴尔的摩，他登上一辆公共汽车并径直走里只他头发蓬乱，衣着肮脏，口袋。

但是向了洗手间。

他想如果他躲在洗手间里，便可以不付钱就乘车去纽约“洗手间里有坐在公共汽车后面的一位乘客看见了他。

她拍了拍她前面那位乘客的肩膀说：个流浪汉。

告诉公共汽车司机。

”那位乘客轻轻地拍了一下坐在他前面的人，说道：“告诉公共汽车司机，洗手间里有个流浪汉。

这口信通过一个又一个的乘客传到了公共汽车的前边。

但在这一过程的某个环节，口信变了。

当它传到公共汽车司机那儿时，已经不是“洗手间里有个流浪汉”，而是“洗手间里有弹”。

司机马上在公路边停下车来并用无线电通知了警察。

当警察到达时，他们让乘客颗炸了15 英里长的交通堵塞。

警成下车并且远离汽车。

然后他们关闭了那条公路。

那很快就造弹。

什么炸察在警犬的帮助下，在公共汽车上搜查了两个小时。

当然，他们没有发现两个发音相似的英语单词给一个想从洛杉矶飞往加利福尼亚州奥克兰的人也造成了麻烦。

他的问题始于洛杉矶机场。

他以为听到广播中宣布了他的航班，所以他走向登机门，出边，但示了机票并登上了飞机。

起飞20 分钟后，这人开始担心起来。

奥克兰在洛杉矶的北。

“这架飞机是去奥是飞机似乎正在向西飞，而当他向窗外望去时，他所能看到的全是大海，“不，”她说。

“我们去奥克兰——气?”他问航班服务员。

航班服务员倒抽了一口冷克兰吗新西兰的奥克兰。

”因为有这么多英文单词发音相似，讲英语者之间的误会并不罕见。

并非所有的误会都会重。

每天讲英语的人会相互问这样。

大多数误会远没有这么严导致公路关闭或乘客飞错大陆英语作为的问题: “你是说七十还是十七?”“你是说你能来还是不能来?”发音相似的单词对把。

第二语言的人来说，特别容易让人混淆一天早晨，一位生活在美国的韩国妇女到上班地点时，她的老板问她：“你拿到盘子了。

老工作吗?”没“有⋯⋯”她回答说，心里却在纳闷，不知道他到底是什么意思。

她在办公室板为什么问她盘子的事呢？一整天她都对老板的怪问题感到纳闷，但又不好意思开口问他。

Unit Six陈雪雷整理比利杰夫·迈克马伦所有重大的战役都是在自己内心进行的。

——谢尔登·考格斯数年前（1983—1987），我有机会为麦当劳公司扮演吉祥小丑罗纳德·麦当劳的角色。

我的市场范围涵盖亚利桑那州的大部分地区和南加州的部分地区。

我们例行的活动之一便是“罗纳德日”。

每个月中的某一天，我们都要探访尽可能多的社区医院，给那个谁也不想去的地方带去一点快乐。

能为正在经历“消沉时期”的大人和孩子带去一点欢乐，我感到十分自豪。

从活动中感受到的温暖和喜悦一连几周萦绕在我身边。

我喜欢这个项目，麦当劳公司喜欢这个项目，孩子和大人喜欢这个项目，护理人员及医务人员也喜欢这个项目。

每次探访我都受到两条规定的限制。

第一，没有麦当劳员工以及医院工作人员的陪同，我不得在医院随意走动。

这样，如果我走进某个病房吓着了孩子，旁边就会有人及时处理这一问题。

第二，我不得用身体接触医院里的任何人。

他们可不希望我把病菌从一个病人传播到另一个病人身上。

我能理解他们实施“不准触摸”这一规定的理由，可我并不喜欢它。

我认为触摸是我们所能知道的最真诚的交流方式。

书面文字、口头语言都可以撒谎，热烈的拥抱是不可能撒谎的。

我被告知，违反其中任何一条规定都意味着我会失去这份工作。

我的“罗纳德日”进行到第四年年末的某一天，已经一整天涂着油彩的我走在医院的走廊上，正准备回家，这时传来一阵轻轻的叫喊声：“罗纳德，罗纳德。

”我停了下来。

那微弱的、细细的声音来自一间半掩着门的病房。

我推开房门，只见一个5岁上下的小男孩躺在他爸爸的怀里，身上连着的医疗仪器之多是我平生未曾见到过的。

妈妈在另一头，旁边还有爷爷、奶奶和一位监护仪器的护士。

病房里的气氛使我知道病人的情况很严重。

我问小男孩叫什么名字，他告诉我他叫比利，随后我为他变了些简单的戏法。

当我后退着道别时，我问比利我还能为他做些什么。

“罗纳德，你愿意抱抱我吗？”如此简单的一个请求。

Unit two认错人（改编）马克·吐温几年前的一天，我来到萨拉曼卡——纽约附近的一个火车站。

我计划在那儿搭乘卧车。

站台上都是人，他们涌入长长的卧车，把列车挤得满满的。

我问售票处的人能否买两张票，但他厉声回答说：“没票！”然后冲着我的脸关上了窗。

这真是对我尊严的莫大打击，然而我又需要这两张车票。

我找到一位地方官员，问他能否在卧铺车厢的某个地方找个可怜的小角落；但他猛然打断了我，厉声说道：“没有，找不到。

每个角落都挤满了。

好了，不要再来烦我了。

”说完，他便不理我而走开了。

我没料到他会这样对待我，我的尊严处于一种难以描述的状况。

我对同伴说：“他们这样对我讲话是因为他们不知道我是谁。

”可我的同伴却说:“别说这种傻话了。

即便他们知道你是谁，你觉得这能帮你在没有空座的火车上搞到座位吗？”说完他也不理我了。

这太过分了。

我找到刚才那个官员，非常有礼貌地告诉他我叫马克•吐温，我是否能——但他又一次打断了我：“我已经告诉过你不要再来烦我了。

”接着又不再理我了。

我无助地环顾四周，发现我的同伴目睹了整个经过。

我感到的耻辱无法用语言形容。

我说：“或许他没有听到我的名字。

”但我的同伴却不这么认为，他说：“他肯定清楚地听到你的名字了，只不过他不在乎罢了，就是这么回事。

”我不知道接下去会发生什么，但就在这时候,我注意到一个年轻的卧车行李搬运工正在跟列车员窃窃私语，并朝着我点头。

那个列车员随即转过身，毕恭毕敬地向我走来。

“我能为您效劳吗，先生？”他说道，“您要在卧车上找个空位吗？”“呃，当然，”我回答说，“可我问过站台上那个人，他说每个角落都塞满了，还叫我不要烦他。

”“不会吧，先生，我简直不敢相信他说了这样的话。

简直无法想象有人竟然这样对您说话，先生！我很抱歉，先生，但您一定是误会他了。

我们什么空地方都没了，只剩下那个大的家庭包房，里面有两个铺位和几把扶手椅，但这一切都供您享用。

过来，汤姆，把这些箱子搬上车！”搬运工拿了我们的小提箱，我们则上了车。

《21世纪大学英语》第二册课后练习翻译参考答案Unit1老伴60多岁中风去世时，那位72岁的退休教授不胜悲痛。

无人依靠的生活对他来说将是非常困难的。

When his wife died of a stroke in her sixties, the 72-year-old retired professor was overwhelmed by grief. Life would be too difficult for him without anybody to rely on.两位业余画家上个月在伦敦举办了一次个人画展。

许多人前去参观，其中包括一些著名的专业画家。

Last month two amateur painters held an exhibition of their pictures in London. Many people went to see it, including a few celebrated professionals.当20世纪80年代中期，7名宇航员在“挑战者”号的灾难中遇到困难时，全世界一下子陷入了震惊与悲痛之中。

When seven astronauts died in the Challenger disaster in the mid-1980s, it plunged the whole world into shock and grief.在结束了其第二届首相任期之后，她仍积极参与政治事务。

当政府遇到困难时，她屡次前来帮忙。

After completing her second prime ministry, she remained actively involved in political affairs. She came to the rescue several times when the government was in difficulty.大选失败之后，史密斯博士隐退到一个小村庄，在那里尝试工作。

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后习题答案unit 2Unit 2The wrong person (adapted)Mark, Twain?One day a few years ago, I came to Salamanca, a railway station near New York・I plan to take the sleeper train thcrc. The platform is, they poured into the long sleeper, the train is crowded. I asked the man at the ticket office if he could buy two tickets, but he snapped: 〃no tickets.〃！〃And then closed the window to my face・ It was a real blow to my dignity, but I needed the two tickets again. I found a local official and asked him if he could find a poor corner somewhere in the sleeping car, but he snapped at me and snapped: 〃no, I can，t find it. 〃・Every corner is packed. Well, don，t bother me any more・〃With that, he ignored me and walked away. I had not expected him to treat me like this, and my dignity was in a state beyond dcscription. I said to my companion, "they talked to me like this because they didn，t know who I was・"But my companion said, 〃don't say things like that・ Even if they know who you arc, do you think it will help you get a scat on a train that doesn，t have an empty seat?" And he ignored me. This is away over the linc. I found the officer and politely told him my namc was Mark Twain. Could I - but he interrupted me again: ve told you not to bother me again."・〃Then he stopped talking to me.I looked helplessly around and found my companion witncssing the whole process・ The shame I felt could not be described in words・ I said, "maybe he didn't hear my name・〃・" But my companion didn't think so. He said, 〃he must have heard your name clearly, but he didn，t care,that's all. 〃I don，t know what will happen next, but at this time, I noticed a young porter of sleeping car whispering to the conductor, and nodding toward me. The conductor immediately turned around and walked reverent and respectful to me.，z What can I do for you, sir?" He said, 〃you need to find a place in the sleeper?""Well, of course, z，I replied, "but I asked that man on the platform, he said that every corner is full, also told me not to bother him・"〃No, sir, I can，t believe he said that・〃・I can，t imagine anyone talking to you like this, sir! T m sorry, sir, but you must have misunderstood him・ We don't have any room left・ There，s only the large family room with two berths and a few armchairs, but all of them are for you to enjoy. Come here, Tom・ Put these boxes on the bus!"The porter took our suitcase and we got on the bus・ After we had been comfortably settled in the deluxe room, Tom laughed and said, 〃0h, what else do you need, sir?"〃E T, the lamp is too high・〃・Can you fix me a lamp at my bedside so that I can read the book more comfortably?"Yes, sir, you can. 〃・I' 11 fix it for you personaily. What do you need to say, we are the whole railway and check a times to help you find・〃And he left・I smiled and said to his friend, "well, what do you say now?〃My companion looks ashamed・he said, "you're right・〃・r m sorry for what I said to you on the platform just now. So it seems stupid to me, not you. I'm glad to be with you. But for you, I wou 1 d never have gotten the ticket・ But I still don，t understand・〃Just then, Tom，s smiling face appeared again at the door, and then he said, "Oh, sir, I recognized you at once・〃・Then I told the conductor・"〃Is that so, young man?" "Who am I?〃I asked"〃You are Mr. Mcclellan, mayor of New York・"Then he left again.AnswerFive1.bother, bother2., companion3. , Shame4. , officials5., notice6. recognized7. vacant8. scene9. politely 10. describeSix1.,cut, short,2., at, their, disposal,3., at, the, same, time,, in.・・ Face5., turn, your, back, on,6. , a, couple, of,7. , turned. •・Inside out 8. Look aroundSeven"Must have seen the tickets for tonight" s play2., must, have, been, here, many, times3., may, have, gone, bad4.,may, not, have, received, the, presentEightThe "Nancy was glad to have quit her part-time job her before final exams. z/〃Aren t you ashamed to have eaten all the fruit in the basket?"The 〃We are really grateful to have received so much care during visits our here・〃"Henry was foolish to have trusted such a liar・"Nine〃The public that noticed since that official left local hisposition had been vacant for a couple of months・〃"Seeing the looking girl around helplessly the platform on the young porter asked politely if she needed any help.，zThe 〃I recognized your companion the minute he appeared at the door. He looked just as you had described・〃"We, didn, , t, bother, to, find, a, hotel, for, my, good, friend, US, to, stay, in, her, invited, house, and, put,, a, luxurious, disposa 1., car, at, our. 〃Turning While the professor was the suitcases inside out to his find glasses his wife was sitting comfortably in an armchair watching the whole scene・〃I turned my back on her because she expected me to treat her like a queen."Ten"Seeing a doctor as soon as possible"2.,working, for, another, hour3. , buying, a, new, car4.,going, to, the, cinema5.,having, been, to, New, YorkSix我辞职7o说它8o被认可9o花光了所有的钱10o我失去工作但愿保罗？莫纳汉我在一家7-11商店里已经工作了两年，自以为很善于处理我们经理所说的”与顾客的关系” To我坚信，一个友好的微笑和脱口而出的”先生”、”女士”和”谢谢”就足以让我应付任何可能岀现的情况，无论是安慰缺乏耐心或难缠的顾客，还是为找错零钱而道歉。

Unit ‎1误‎会‎佚名‎‎他头发蓬乱‎，衣着肮脏‎，口袋里只‎有35美分‎。

在马里兰‎州的巴尔的‎摩，他登上‎一辆公共汽‎车并径直走‎向了洗手间‎。

他想如果‎他躲在洗手‎间里，便可‎以不付钱就‎乘车去纽约‎。

但是坐在‎公共汽车后‎面的一位乘‎客看见了他‎。

她拍了拍‎她前面那位‎乘客的肩膀‎说：“洗手‎间里有个流‎浪汉。

告诉‎公共汽车司‎机。

”那位‎乘客轻轻地‎拍了一下坐‎在他前面的‎人，说道：‎“告诉公共‎汽车司机，‎洗手间里有‎个流浪汉。

‎这口信通‎过一个又一‎个的乘客传‎到了公共汽‎车的前边。

‎但在这一过‎程的某个环‎节，口信变‎了。

当它传‎到公共汽车‎司机那儿时‎，已经不是‎“洗手间里‎有个流浪汉‎”，而是“‎洗手间里有‎颗炸弹”。

‎司机马上在‎公路边停下‎车来并用无‎线电通知了‎警察。

当警‎察到达时，‎他们让乘客‎下车并且远‎离汽车。

然‎后他们关闭‎了那条公路‎。

那很快就‎造成了15‎英里长的交‎通堵塞。

警‎察在警犬的‎帮助下，在‎公共汽车上‎搜查了两个‎小时。

当然‎，他们没有‎发现什么炸‎弹。

两个‎发音相似的‎英语单词给‎一个想从洛‎杉矶飞往加‎利福尼亚州‎奥克兰的人‎也造成了麻‎烦。

他的问‎题始于洛杉‎矶机场。

他‎以为听到广‎播中宣布了‎他的航班，‎所以他走向‎登机门，出‎示了机票并‎登上了飞机‎。

起飞20‎分钟后，这‎人开始担心‎起来。

奥克‎兰在洛杉矶‎的北边，但‎是飞机似乎‎正在向西飞‎，而当他向‎窗外望去时‎，他所能看‎到的全是大‎海。

“这架‎飞机是去奥‎克兰吗?”‎他问航班服‎务员。

航班‎服务员倒抽‎了一口冷气‎，“不，”‎她说。

“我‎们去奥克兰‎——新西兰‎的奥克兰。

‎”因为有‎这么多英文‎单词发音相‎似，讲英语‎者之间的误‎会并不罕见‎。

并非所有‎的误会都会‎导致公路关‎闭或乘客飞‎错大陆。

大‎多数误会远‎没有这么严‎重。

每天讲‎英语的人会‎相互问这样‎的问题:“‎你是说七十‎还是十七?‎”“你是说‎你能来还是‎不能来?”‎发音相似的‎单词对把英‎语作为第二‎语言的人来‎说，特别容‎易让人混淆‎。