賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之可以說給媽媽聽的笑話(5):好投入啊!(雙語)
Unit 5 True Dedication 好投入啊!
Mrs. Fortesque was getting more and more worried. Her husband had left for a round of golf early in the morning and by mid-afternoon he still wasn’t home. Evening came and Mr. Fortesque still hadn’t returned.
福特斯克太太越來越擔心,因為她先生一早出去打高爾夫球,到下午三四點都還沒回家,甚至到傍晚也還不見人影。
The lady was just about to call the police when she heard her husband’s car pulling into the driveway. Rushing outside, she told her husband, “Darling, I was so worried about you. What kept you?”
福特斯克太太正要打電話報警就聽到她先生開車回來了。她沖出門外,向她先生說道“:親愛的,我一整天都在擔心你,是什么事把你耽擱了?”
“Charlie had a heart attack on the fourth hole.”
“查理在第四洞時心臟病發作。”
“Oh, my goodness, that’s terrible!”
“喔,天哪,真可怕!”
“You’re telling me! All day long it was shoot the ball, drag Charlie, shoot the ball, drag Charlie...”
“那還用你說嗎!一整天我都一邊打球,一邊拉查理,一會兒”打球,一會兒拖查理,……
英語知識點解說:
1.mid-afternoon n. 下午三四點
2.be about to V when... 正要……這時就……
例:I was about to make an illegal turn when I noticed the police car in my rear-view mirror.
(我正要違規轉彎,就在后視鏡中看到警車。)
3.driveway n. 車道
4.rush vi. & n. 沖;匆忙行事
in a rush匆忙地
=in a hurry
=in haste
例:Hey, what's your rush, Charlie? Sit and chat for a while.
(嘿,你急什么呢 ?查理,坐下來聊一會再走!)
He finished his work in a rush and left without saying good-bye.
(他匆匆把事做完,連道別也不說一聲就離開了。)
5.What kept you? 什么把你耽擱了?
6.You're telling me! 還用你說嗎!(我早就知道了!)
7.drag vt. 拖拉 & n. 拖 曳;吸 一 口(香 煙 );累 贅
例:Let me have a drag!
Let me have a puff.
(給我吸一口!)
Life is a drag.
(人生很無聊。)
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