赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之可以说给妈妈听的笑话(8)：好运跟着保险来(双语)
Unit 8 Jee Talk about Luck! 好运跟着保险来
“For the last time, I don’t want any insurance!” said the harassed householder to the salesman.
“这是最后一次了，我不要买任何保险！”被骚扰的房主对推销员说道。
“Just a moment, sir. Please consider this: Just last month I sold a policy to a man much like yourself. The very next day his house caught fire. The house was completely gutted. To save himself, he had to leap from an upstairs window; he landed on his own car, went through the roof, broke both his legs and an arm.”
“等一会儿，先生，请您仔细考虑一下：上个月有一位先生长得跟你很像，他刚买了一份保险，隔天他家就着火，房子内部全都被烧毁，为了保住性命，他从楼上窗户跳下来，恰巧落在他的汽车上，穿过车顶，他摔断了两条腿和一只手臂。”
“Well, he was one of the lucky ones, wasn’t he?”
“喔！他就是你所说的幸运人士中的一个，不是吗？”
英语知识点解说：
1.insurance n. 保险
insure vt. 保险
ensure vt. 确保（通常接事物当宾语）
assure vt. 保证（通常主语为人，亦以人做宾语）
insure one's property against... 将财物投保……险
assure sb that... 向某人保证……
例：A wise businessman will insure his business against loss due to fire.
（聪明的商人会为他的事业投保火险。）
Hard work ensures success.
（努力确保成功。）
I can assure you that we will finish the work on time.
（我可以向你保证我们会准时完工。）
2.harass vt. 困扰
harassment n. 骚扰
sexual harassment 性骚扰
例：Men, too, can be victims of sexual harassment.
（男人也可能成为性骚扰的对象。）
3.policy n. 保险单；政策
例：Our company policy is to give the customer fair value for his money.
（本公司的政策就是让顾客花钱花得有价值。）
4.catch fire 着火
5.gut vt. （大火 ）破坏或烧毁（建筑物）内部 & n. 胆 量；勇 气（恒用复数）
例：The whole factory was gutted by the fire.
（这场大火把工厂全烧毁了。）
例：I believe he doesn't have the guts to do it .
I believe he doesn't have the courage to do it .
I believe he doesn't have the nerve to do it .
（我相信他没有勇气做这件事。）
6.leap vi. & n. 跳；跃
三态为leap, leapt/leaped, leapt/leaped
by leaps and bounds 突飞猛进地
例：Our company is advancing by leaps and bounds.
（本公司业务正突飞猛进发展中。）
7.upstairs a. & ad. 在楼上（的）
downstairs a. & ad. 在楼下（的）
例：My upstairs neighbor is a drummer and my downstairs neighbor plays the saxophone.Thank God I'm deaf!
（我楼上住着一位鼓手，楼下邻居吹萨克斯管。我的天，我已经耳聋了！）
8.land vi. 着陆
例：The plane that malfunctioned successfully landed at the airport.
（故障的飞机成功降落在机场。）
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