Its Kind of Fitting(理應(yīng)如此) 英漢雙語笑話
As a freshman at the University of Dayton in Ohio, I was eager to make a good impression on my new roommate. When I arrived at our dorm room, I found her putting on perfume. "That's a great scent," I said, making conversation.
"Thanks-it was from my boyfriend. Here, try some," she said, holding the bottle out for me.
Unfortunately she let go before I had a firm grip, and the glass shattered on the tile floor. , Embarrassed, I tried to apologize, but she cut me off - "Actually, it's kind of fitting," she explained, surveying the damage. "That's exactly how the relationship went.
Notes:
(1) make a good impression on:給…留下好印象
(2) perfume n.香水
(3) unfortunately adv.不幸地
(4) let go 放手;松手常用于下面的結(jié)構(gòu)中:let sb / sth go;let go of sb / sth
(5) shatter v.(突然而劇烈地)破成碎片
(6) tile n.瓷磚
(7) embarrass v.使困窘
(8) cut sb off 打斷
(9) fitting adj.適當(dāng)?shù)?
(10) survey v.檢查;查看 Exercises:
根據(jù)短文填空:
① As a freshman at the University of Dayton in Ohio, I was eager to make a good impression _____ my new roommate.
② When I arrived at our dorm room, I found her putting _____ perfume.
③ "That's a great scent," I said, _____conversation.
④ Unfortunately she let _____before I had a firm grip.
⑤ Embarrassed , I tried to apologize, but she cut me_____ .
理應(yīng)如此
作為俄亥俄州代頓大學(xué)的一名新生,我急于給我的新宿舍同伴留個(gè)好印象。我到了寢室,看到她正在往身上灑香水。“香味真濃哇。”我說,想和她搭起話來。 “謝了----是男朋友送的,來,灑些試試。”她說著把瓶子遞給我。
不幸的是,我還沒抓牢,她就松手了,玻璃瓶在瓷磚地板上摔碎了。我感到很窘,我剛想道歉,她就打斷了我。“事實(shí)上,應(yīng)該如此。”
她解釋道,查看著破碎的瓶子,“我和他的關(guān)系正是這樣的。”
練習(xí)參考答案:
① on ② on ③ making ④ go ⑤ off
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