赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之高尚职业笑话(11):爬得越高,跌得越重(双语)
Unit 11 The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall 爬得越高,跌得越重
The psychiatrist was a bit perturbed. He had cured his patient of his delusions but still the man did not seem happy.
一位心理医师感到有些厌烦。他已治好一名病人的幻想症,但那名患者似乎仍然不快乐。
“What’s the matter, Mr. Jones?” he inquired. “Aren’t you glad to be dealing with the world realistically?”
“到底是怎么一回事,琼斯先生?”他询问道“。难道你不喜欢踏实地面对周围的一切吗?”
“Oh, sure, Doc, sure.... Only, last year I was Genghis Khan and now I’m nobody!”
“喔,是的,医生,我是很愿意。只是去年我还是成吉思汗,现在我成了无名之辈!”
英语知识点解说:
1.psychiatrist n. 精神病医师
2.perturbed a. 感到烦恼的;不安的
perturb vt. 扰乱;使不安
例:I am perturbed by my son's lack of interest in learning.
(我对于我儿子读书兴趣缺乏感到烦恼。)+疾病 治疗某人疾病
3.cure sb of + 疾病 治疗某人的疾病
=cure + 疾病
例:The conman convinced Aunt Louise he could cure her of her cancer.
(这名骗子使露薏丝阿姨相信他能治疗她的癌症。)
4.delusion n. 妄想
5.realistically ad. 现实地;实在地
6.Genghis Khan n. 成吉思汗
7.nobody n. 无名小卒
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