Teacher: Boys, I have a riddle to ask you.

There’s something wearing beautiful feather, and it can wake you up every morning. What is it, Davis?
老師：孩子們，我有一個謎語要問大家。有一樣東西，全身都是漂亮的羽毛，而且每天早晨能叫你們起床。是什麼，戴維斯？

Davis: A feather duster. With which father wakes me up every morning.
戴維斯：雞毛撢子，爸爸每天都用它叫我起床！

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【David’s Note】
1. riddle: n. 謎語
2. feather duster: n. 雞毛撢子
3. wake up: v.phr. 醒來

這則的笑點就是，老師問題的答案，本來應該是早晨的雞鳴；但戴維斯卻回答是爸爸叫他起床的雞毛撢子。知道“雞”的英文嗎？ Chicken是雞的通稱，cock是公雞（male chicken），hen是母雞（female chicken），fried chicken叫炸雞，roast chicken就是烤雞！＠*
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