賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之不帶顏色的通俗笑話(7):一位心滿意足的客戶(雙語)
Unit 7 A Satisfied Customer 一位心滿意足的客戶
A rough-looking fellow strolled into the bank and walked up to the teller.“I wanna open a god-damned checking account.”
有一位相貌粗魯的家伙走進銀行對柜臺職員說:“我想開個你他媽的活期存款賬戶。”
“Certainly, sir,” replied the young lady, “but there’s no need to use that kind of language.”
“當然可以啦,先生,”年輕的小姐回答說“,但沒有必要使用那種字眼。”
“Hey, get your ass in gear, will ya? I’m in a hurry.”
“嘿,你他媽的能不能快一點嗎?我在趕時間呢!”
“Sir, I’m not used to being spoken to in that way.”
“先生,我不習慣別人那樣子對我說話。”
“I wanna open a fucking checking account, and I want to do it now, understand?”
“我要開一個 的活期存款賬戶,而且要現在就辦,懂了嗎?”
“Sir, I’m going to get the manager,” said the indignant young lady.
“先生,我去 找經理來”氣憤的年輕小姐說著。
Soon she returned with the manager, a dignified white-haired gentleman, who asked, “What seems to be the trouble, sir?”
不久她帶了經理回來,那位滿頭白發、看起來很莊嚴的老先生問 道“:先生,到底有什問題嗎?”
“I just won $ 10.000,000 in the lottery, and I want to open a goddamn checking account.”
“我剛中彩券得了一千萬美元,我想開個你他媽的活期存款賬戶。”
“I see,”said the manager warmly. “And this bitch is giving you trouble?”
“我知道了,”經理說道“,而這個臭婊子在給您添麻煩,是吧?”
英語知識點解說:
1.rough-looking a. 看起來粗魯的
2.stroll vi. 漫步(=walk)
3.open a checking account 開一個活期存款戶頭
open a savings account 開個儲蓄存款戶頭
4.god-damned a. 該死的!(為一粗俗之口語用法)
5.there's no need to V 不需要……
例:There's no need to show me the way to the door, I know the way.
(你不需要帶我到門口,我知道路。)
6.gear n. 齒輪;排擋
in gear 在運轉
Get your ass in gear!
本文為一粗俗口語,意思為“請你動作快一點!”
7.in a hurry 匆忙;急急忙忙地
=in a rush
例:Come here in a hurry. I have something important to tell you.
(快到這里來。我有重要的事要告訴你。)
8.indignant a. 氣憤的
9.dignified a. 高貴的(noble)
10.lottery n. 彩票制度(不可數)
a lottery ticket 一張彩票(可數)
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