赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之婚姻笑话(3):喔,真是恩爱的一对!(双语)
unit 3 aw, how sweet! 喔,真是恩爱的一对!
two women friends were having tea. said one to the other, “i’ve been trying to reach my lawyer for a week...”
两个女人正在喝茶,其中一位对另一位说道:“我已经花了一个礼拜找我的律师,……。”
“oh, please don’t mention lawyers to me,” interrupted the recent widow. “i’ve had so much trouble settling my husband’s estate that i sometimes wish he hadn’t died!”
“哦,拜托别再向我提律师的事了,”那位刚死去丈夫的女人插嘴道,“我在处理我先生遗留的房地产时遭遇到好多麻烦,有时候我真希望他没死就好了。”
英语知识点解说:
1.reach vt. 联络到 & n. 能力所及范围
beyond (above, out of) one's reach 某人能力所不能及
keep sth within easy reach 把某物放在容易拿到的地方
例:dodging and weaving, johnny stayed just beyond the bully's reach.
(小强尼躲躲藏藏并迂回而行,让那个坏蛋找不到他。)
the wily gangster always kept a pistol within easy reach.
(这个狡猾的歹徒总是把手枪放在容易拿到的地方。)
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