赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之可以说给妈妈听的笑话(13):听起来还算公平(双语)
Unit 13 Sounds Fair 听起来还算公平
A woman was reporting to her husband about the events of the day.
一位女士正滔滔不绝地向她先生诉说当天发生的事。
“Oh, and I had a big fight with the electric company.”
“哦,另外我也和电力公司大吵了一架!”
“Really? Who won?”
“真的吗?后来谁赢了?”
“Nobody, it was a tie. They don’t get any money and we don’t get any electricity.”
“没有人赢,算扯平吧。他们没拿到一毛钱,而我们也没有电可用。”
英语知识点解说:
1.event n. 事件
eventful a. 多事的;多彩多姿的
in the event that... 万一
=in case (that)
例:Christopher Columbus certainly had an eventful life.
(克里斯多福 哥伦布的一生多彩多姿。)
In the event that your parachute should fail to open, say your prayers!
(万一降落伞打不开的话,你就要祷告上帝了!)
2.electric a. 电的;动人的(=exciting)
electronic a.电子的
electricity n.电
the electric company 电力公司
例:The opera star gave an electric performance.
(那位歌剧明星做了一场动人的演出。)
Mr. Lewis bought his son an electronic organ.
(路易士先生给他儿子买了一架电子琴。)
3.tie n. & vi. & vt. (与某人)平手;不分胜负
be in a tie with sb 与某人打成平手
例:The hard-fought game ended in a tie.
(这场龙争虎斗的比赛最后打成平手。)
Jordan tied the game with a three-pointer.
(乔登投了个三分球使比赛变成不分胜负。)
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