看笑话学英语48:Endearing Terms可爱的称呼
听笑话学英语48:Endearing Terms 可爱的称呼
Bernie was invited to his friend's home for dinner. Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, etc.
Bernie应邀来到他的朋友Morris家吃晚餐。在朋友家,Bernie发现,不管问他老婆什么问题,Morris总要在每句话的前面加上一些亲密的称呼,象蜜糖,我的爱人,亲爱的,甜心等等。
Bernie looked at Morris and remarked, "That is really nice, that after all these years that you have been married, and you keep calling your wife those pet names." Morris hung his head and whispered,"
说,“你们夫妻俩真够亲密的,结婚这么多年了,你还叫她叫得那么亲密。”Morris低下头,小声地对Bernie说,
To tell the truth, I forgot her name three years ago."
Bernie对Morris“老实跟你说吧,三年前我忘记老婆的真名是什么了。”
英语单词短语学习:
1 endearing terms
eg:Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, etc.
莫里斯,也是请客的主人,在每个客人面前都称他的妻子为亲爱的、我的爱人、甜心等等。
2 whisper
n. 私语;谣传;飒飒的声音
vi. 耳语;密谈;飒飒地响
vt. 低声说出
eg:The whisper of the scythe then.
这就是镰刀的低语。
短语
Silver Whisper 银啸号 ; 银萧号
Winds Whisper 风语
whisper number 耳语数字 ; 谣言的数字 ; 惠斯珀数
Healing Whisper 痊愈私语 ; 治愈低语
Whisper Island 私语岛
Whisper Mode 省电模式 ; 经济模式
whisper harmar 谂着哈玛的名字
Ocean Whisper 海的呢喃
Wedding Whisper 婚姻物语
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