英语笑话:As the Elegant Demeanor Was（风采依旧）

Chaucer was over seventy , but he was not convinced (使信服) of his age. At a time he boasted: “My physical strength is as strong as that I was young.” The opposite person asked: “ What do you rely on? ” Chaucer said : “ There is a big stone roller in my compound. I couldn’t heave it when was young, neither can（倒装句） I now.”

　　乔叟年过六旬，仍不服老。一次，他对人夸耀说：“我和年轻时力气一样大。”对方问：“何以见得？”乔叟说：“我家大院里有个碌碡，年轻时我举不起来，现在我还是举不起来。”

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