小妹讲话一向拐弯抹角，常常令人感到一头雾水。爸妈一直想改掉她这个习惯，却没办法。

第「1」串：beat around the bush 拐弯抹角

Don\'t beat around the bush. e to the point directly.

有天，爸妈终于想到一个方法。妈要小妹和她一起下象棋，输了，小妹就要立誓讲话不再绕来绕去，若击败妈，则发一个礼拜的零用钱，

第「2」串：pocket money 零用钱

My parents give me 20 yuan each month only for the pocket money, but it is usually not enough for me.

正如意料，小妹立刻要求爸当她的军师。下到半局时，小妹节节失利，急忙求助军师，但爸只说了一个字： “千。” 小妹不解，再度求援，爸还是老话：“千。”

第「3」串：counsellor 军师，顾问

He is accepted as the counsellor of this private school.

最后小妹被妈将死，小妹大叫：“不公平，我的军师背叛。” 爸答道：“背叛？我说\'千\'，千就是窃；窃，你应该会联想到\'窃比于我老彭\'；彭，必定会想至彭祖；而彭祖活了800年，但800年只不过铁拐李打个盹；打盹就是睡，睡就是眠，眠就是小死；死，在帝王叫崩，诸侯叫薨，一般人就叫卒;

第「4」串：doze off 打瞌睡

While he was dozing off in class, our teacher asked him to answer a question.

我明明告诉你动卒，怎么说我背叛？“ 小妹哑口无言，乖乖地痛改前非。

第「5」串：to rectify one\'s errors 改正错误

A good student usually knows how to rectify his own mistakes/errors.