賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之高尚職業笑話(4):你能不能多支持我一點?(雙語)
Unit 4 Can’t You Be a Little More Supportive? 你能不能多支持我一點?
The delighted young politician called his mother and reported enthusiastically, “Hey, Mom, I just won the election!”
一位年輕的政客打電話給他母親,高興地說道“:嘿,媽,我剛贏得這次的選舉呢!”
“Honestly, dear?” exclaimed his mother.
“你沒在騙我吧,親愛的?”他的媽媽驚叫。
“Aw, Jeez, Mom, do you have to bring up something like that at a time like this?”
“喔,媽!在這種時刻你還要提出像這樣的問題嗎?(你這時還不相信我嗎/你 還以為我是政客的虛假作風嗎?)不相信我嗎?”
英語知識點解說:
1.supportive a. 支持的
be supportive of... 支持……
=support n. & vt. 支持;扶養;擁護
supportable a. 可贊成的;可支持的;可容忍的
insupportable a. 無法容忍的;無法支持的:
例:I'm supportive of your plan.
(我支持你的計劃。)
Peter, your insolence is insupportable. Report to the principal at once!
(彼得,我難以忍受你這么傲慢無禮的態度,你現在就去向校長報到吧!)
2.delighted a. 感到高興的
delight n. 喜悅;樂趣
delightful a. 愉快的
take delight in 樂于……
例:What a delightful sound the singing of birds is!
(小鳥唱歌的聲音真是清脆悅耳極了!)
I take delight in the music of Mozart.
(我喜歡莫扎特的音樂。)
3.enthusiastically ad. 熱心地
enthusiastic a. 熱心的
be enthusiastic about... 對……非常熱衷
例:Ted is enthusiastic about helping the poor.
(泰德很熱心助貧。)
4.election n. 選舉
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