赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之不带颜色的通俗笑话(1):谁在放屁?(双语)
Unit 1 O.K. ,Who Cut the Cheese? 谁在放屁?
A young man was visiting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. He had been quite nervous about it, and his nervousness was manifesting itself as gastric distress. Agonizingly, he felt the urgent need to release some intestinal gas. Surreptitiously, he emitted a “silent but deadly.”
有位年轻人第一次去拜访女朋友的父母亲。他好紧张,紧张到肠胃不舒服。令人苦恼的是,他急着要排除肠内的空气。于是他放了个臭得要命的闷屁。
“Rover!” the girlfriend’s mother admonished.
“路宝!”女朋友的妈妈警告家里的狗。
The young man realized that the family dog was sitting under his chair, and saw a way out of his difficulties.
那个老兄知道他女朋友家的狗就坐在他椅子下,想出了一个解决难题的方法来。他急于舒解,便放了一个更大的响屁。
“Rover!” shouted the mother.
路宝!”妈妈又一次叫着她家的狗。
Thinking his problems were over for sure, the young guy emitted a real window-rattler.
年轻人以为他的问题已经结束了,于是他放了一个连窗户都为之振动的大响屁。
“Rover!” cried the mother, “get over here before he shits on you!”
“路宝!”妈妈喊道“,快过来这边,免得他在你身上拉屎!”
英语知识点解说:
1.标题:
Who cut the cheese? 谁在放屁?
cheese (起司)有浓烈的乳臭味,切开之后散出的气味犹如屁味,
故以 cut the cheese 表“放屁”之意。
2.nervous a. 神经的;不安的
nerve n. 神经(可数);勇气( 不可数,=courage)
例:Why are you so nervous, honey? Is this your first time?
(亲爱的,你为什么那么紧张 ?这是你的第一次吗
He doesn't have the nerve to face the problem.
(他没有勇气面对问题。)
3.mannifest vt. 彰显
4.gastric a. 胃部的
5.distress n. 苦恼;痛苦
此处 gastric distress 指的是“肚子胀气”
6.agonizingly ad. 痛苦地
agonize vt. 使受痛苦;使苦闷 & vi. 苦闷
例:I've been agonizing over this decision for weeks.
(我为这个决定苦闷了好几个星期了。)
7.urgent a. 迫切的;紧急的
feel the urgent need to V 感觉迫切需要……
例:Have you ever felt the urgent need to find a bathroom?
(你是否曾经感觉迫切需要上厕所)
8.release vt. 释放;解除
例:The suspect was released after being found innocent.
(嫌犯被发现是无辜之后,便获释了。)
9.intestinal n. 肠的
intestine n. 肠(常用复数)
10.surreptitiously ad. 秘密地;偷偷地
11.emit vt. 放出;散发出
例:Why is it that Fat Freddy emits such a foul odor?
(为什么那个胖佛瑞迪身上会散发出这么难闻的味道?)
* foul a. 恶臭的
12... he emitted a "silent but deadly."
=... he emitted a "silent but deadly" fart.
本文句尾故意省略了 fart 一字。
fart n. & vi. 放屁
例:Someone was farting.
=Someone was breaking wind.
=Someone was cutting the cheese.
(刚才有人放屁!)
13.admonish vt. 告诫;警告(=warn)
例:Johnny, I've admonished you a dozen times not to pick your nose in public.
(强尼,我已经告诉你十几次不可以在公共场合挖鼻孔。)
14.desperately ad. 急着地;拼命地
15.relief n. 解除;减轻
relieve vt. 解除;缓和
例:"Take this pill. It may relieve your pain immediately," said the doctor.
(“吃下这个药,它可立即减轻你的疼痛,”医生说。)
16.let out... 释放出 ;泄露……的秘密
例:Among the Bedouins, it's considered good manner to let out a satisfied burp after a meal.
(贝都因人认为吃饱饭了打嗝是有礼貌的行为。)* the Bedouins n. 阿拉伯游牧民族
17.hooter n. 汽笛;喇叭;放屁
18.window-rattler n. 大响屁(连窗户都被震得嘎嘎作响,其威力可见一斑了)
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