赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之可以说给妈妈听的笑话(5):好投入啊!(双语)
Unit 5 True Dedication 好投入啊!
Mrs. Fortesque was getting more and more worried. Her husband had left for a round of golf early in the morning and by mid-afternoon he still wasn’t home. Evening came and Mr. Fortesque still hadn’t returned.
福特斯克太太越来越担心,因为她先生一早出去打高尔夫球,到下午三四点都还没回家,甚至到傍晚也还不见人影。
The lady was just about to call the police when she heard her husband’s car pulling into the driveway. Rushing outside, she told her husband, “Darling, I was so worried about you. What kept you?”
福特斯克太太正要打电话报警就听到她先生开车回来了。她冲出门外,向她先生说道“:亲爱的,我一整天都在担心你,是什么事把你耽搁了?”
“Charlie had a heart attack on the fourth hole.”
“查理在第四洞时心脏病发作。”
“Oh, my goodness, that’s terrible!”
“喔,天哪,真可怕!”
“You’re telling me! All day long it was shoot the ball, drag Charlie, shoot the ball, drag Charlie...”
“那还用你说吗!一整天我都一边打球,一边拉查理,一会儿”打球,一会儿拖查理,……
英语知识点解说:
1.mid-afternoon n. 下午三四点
2.be about to V when... 正要……这时就……
例:I was about to make an illegal turn when I noticed the police car in my rear-view mirror.
(我正要违规转弯,就在后视镜中看到警车。)
3.driveway n. 车道
4.rush vi. & n. 冲;匆忙行事
in a rush匆忙地
=in a hurry
=in haste
例:Hey, what's your rush, Charlie? Sit and chat for a while.
(嘿,你急什么呢 ?查理,坐下来聊一会再走!)
He finished his work in a rush and left without saying good-bye.
(他匆匆把事做完,连道别也不说一声就离开了。)
5.What kept you? 什么把你耽搁了?
6.You're telling me! 还用你说吗!(我早就知道了!)
7.drag vt. 拖拉 & n. 拖 曳;吸 一 口(香 烟 );累 赘
例:Let me have a drag!
Let me have a puff.
(给我吸一口!)
Life is a drag.
(人生很无聊。)
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