《听故事 学英语》（宝宝系列——上课）

Having a lesson

上课

The lecturer on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours.

教进化论的老师已经滔滔不绝地讲了快两个小时，

then he started again,

紧接着他的话题又来了

and he said:"Let me ask the evolutionist a question ---

他说到：““让我向进化论者提个问题——

if we had tails like a baboon, where are they?" 
如果我们曾经像狒狒那样长着尾巴，那么现在尾巴到哪里去了？

"I'll venture an answer, " said an old lady.

“我来试着回答一下，”一位老太太说。 

"We have worn them off sitting here so long."

“该是我们在这里坐这么久把它们磨掉了吧。”

词义解析：

1. lecturer ['lektʃ(ə)rə]：讲师，演讲者

2. evolution [ɛvə' luʃən]：进化，演变

3. evolutionist [ɛvə' luʃənɪst]：进化论者

4. baboon [bə'buːn]：狒狒

5. venture ['ventʃə]：敢于，冒险