英语笑话：Lincoln ＆ Kennedy—Coincidences 林肯与肯尼迪

Lincoln ＆ Kennedy—Coincidences

Consider this... and remember that it is all completely true．

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846．

John F．Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946．

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860．

John F．Kennedy was elected President in 1960．

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters．

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights．

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House．

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday．

Both were shot in the head．

Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy．

Kennedy’s secretary was named Lincoln．

Both were assassinated by Southerners．

Both were succeeded by Southerners．

Both successors were named Johnson．

Andrew Johnson，who succeeded Lincoln，was born in 1808．

Lyndon Johnson，who succeeded Kennedy，was born in 1908．

John Wilkes Booth，who assassinated Lincoln，was born in 1839．

Lee Harvey Oswald，who assassinated Kennedy，was born in 1939．

Booth ran from the theatre and were caught in a warehouse．

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre．

Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials．

林肯与肯尼迪

记住这是完全真实的……

亚伯拉罕·林肯1846年当选国会议员。

约翰·肯尼迪1946年当选国会议员。

林肯1860年当选总统。

肯尼迪1960年当选总统。

林肯与肯尼迪的名字都包含七个字母。

两人都极其关注人权运动。

两人的妻子都是住在白宫时流产的。

两人都是在星期五被枪杀的。

两人都是头部中弹而死。

林肯的秘书叫肯尼迪。

肯尼迪的秘书叫林肯。

两人都是被南方人暗杀的。

两人的继任者都是南方人。

两人的继任者都叫约翰逊。

林肯的继任者安德鲁·约翰逊生于1808年。

肯尼迪的继任者林登·约翰逊生于1908年。

暗杀林肯的约翰·威尔克斯·布斯生于1839年。

暗杀肯尼迪的李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德生于1939年。

布斯从剧院里逃出，被捕于仓库。

奥斯瓦尔德从仓库里逃出，被捕于剧院。

布斯和奥斯瓦尔德都在审判之前被暗杀。

重点英语词汇：

1.Consider - 考虑

2.remember - 记住

3.completely true - 完全真实

4.elected to Congress - 当选国会议员

5.elected President - 当选总统

6.civil rights - 民权

7.lost their children - 失去孩子

8.shot - 被射杀

9.secretary - 秘书

10.assassinated - 被暗杀

11.Southerners - 南方人

12.succeeded by - 被...接替

13.Johnson - 约翰逊（姓氏）

14.succeeded - 接替

15.assassinated by - 被...暗杀

16.warehouse - 仓库

17.theatre - 剧院

18.caught - 被捕

19.trials - 审判

20.born - 出生