英文的"三字經"，是四個字

Four letter words 是指英文的三字經，
Fxxx Sxxx 都是四個字母 
Four letter words 這個字的用法跟我們提到三字經時一樣，
就是不想直接說出那個髒話，而用這個字代替
有一個笑話是這麼說的：

A young couple got married and left on their honeymoon. 
When they got back, the bride(新娘) immediately(馬上) called her mother.

Her mother asked, "How was the honeymoon?"

"Oh, mama," she replied, "the honeymoon was wonderful! So romantic..." 
 Suddenly, she burst out crying (突然大哭). 
"But mama, as soon as we returned, 
Sam started using the most horrible(可怕的) language...
 things I had never heard before!
 I mean, all these awful(可怕的) 4-letter words!

 You've got to come get me and take me home... Please, mama!"
"Sarah, Sarah," her mother said, "calm down(冷靜下來)! 


Tell me, what could be so awful? What 4-letter words?"

"Please don't make me tell you, mama," 
wept (weep，哭泣的過去式) the daughter. 
"I'm so embarrassed. They're just too awful! Come get me, please!"

"Darling, baby, you must tell me what has you so upset (心煩)...
Tell your mother these horrible 4-letter words!"

Still sobbing(啜泣), the bride said,
 "Oh, mama...words like DUST, WASH, IRON, COOK...!"

DUST - 擦拭灰塵，WASH-清洗(衣物)，IRON-熨燙(衣物)，COOK-烹煮食物

Oops, 我也覺得這些four word letters好可怕呀XD


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