賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之不帶顏色的通俗笑話(6)：慈善應由家中做起(雙語)
Unit 6 Charity Begins at Home 茲善應由家中做起
Sam Sidney was going dorr to door selling raffle tickets to raise funds for the charitable organization of which he was a member. One morning found him knocking on the door of old Mrs. Sullivan.
山姆 希德尼正挨家挨戶推銷他所屬的一家慈善機構的彩券基金，有一天早上他敲了蘇利文太太的門。
“Good morning, Mrs. Sullivan, I represent the South Savannah Singing and Social Society,” said Sam.
“您早！蘇利文太太，我是代表南方薩瓦那音樂及公關協會的。”
“What’s it that you say?” croaked the old lady.
“你說什么啊？”老太太大聲問道。
“I SAY I’M SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THE SOUTH SAVANNAH SINGING AND SOCIAL SOCIETY!”
“我說我正為南方薩瓦那音樂及公關協會賣彩券！”
“EH?”
“哦？”
“RAFFLE TICKETS! SOUTH SAVANNAH SINGING AND SOCIAL SOCIETY!
“彩券！南方薩瓦那音樂及公關協會！”
“You’ll have to speak up, young man; there’s no use mumbling.”
“你應當說大聲點，年輕人，喃喃低語是沒用的。”
“Well, fuck you, Mrs. Sullivan,” said Sam under his breath as he turned away.
“喔！干 ，蘇利文太太！”山姆離開時屏氣說。
Mrs. Sullivan closed the door and said, “Well, fuck the South Savannah Singing and Social Society.”
蘇利文太太關門說道：“去你媽的，南方薩瓦那音樂及公關協會！”
英語知識點解說：
1.raffle n. & vt. 抽簽售賣
raffle ticket 彩票（小面額彩票，以抽簽的方式中獎）
2.fund n. 基金；專款
例：They're raising funds for the orphanage.
（他們正為該孤兒院籌募基金。）
3.charitable a. 慈善的
charity n. 慈悲（不可數）；慈善團體（可數）
a charitable organization 慈善機關
=a charity
例：If you have no charity, you are less than a man.
（如果你沒有慈悲的胸懷，就不配當個人。）
The Red Cross is probably the most famous charitable organization in the world.
（紅十字會大概是世界上最著名的慈善機構。）
Charity begins at home.
（慈善應由家中做起。—— 諺語）
本句為諺語，乃表示我們在外行善前應先懂得孝敬父母照顧家人。
4.One morning found him knocking on the door... 某天早上他敲著 的門
此類句型常出現于英文文章中，句型為：
時間名詞＋ find（ 或 see ＋人 分 詞
例：One morning found Tommy crying by the door.
（一天早上，有人發現湯米在門邊哭泣。）
5.croak n. & v. （發出如青蛙的）哇哇叫聲
例：Marry had such a bad cold that she could only croak like a frog.
（瑪麗得了重感冒，她只能像青蛙一樣的說話。）
6.there's no use (in) V-ing 做……是沒有用的
=it's no use V-ing
=It's useless to V
例：There's no use crying over spilt milk; you'd better forget about the past and get on with your life.
（覆水難收，你最好忘記過去，繼續過你的現實生活。）
7.mumble vi. & vt. 喃喃而語
8.say sth under one's breath 小聲地說話；屏住氣息說話
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