賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之高尚職業笑話(11):爬得越高,跌得越重(雙語)
Unit 11 The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall 爬得越高,跌得越重
The psychiatrist was a bit perturbed. He had cured his patient of his delusions but still the man did not seem happy.
一位心理醫師感到有些厭煩。他已治好一名病人的幻想癥,但那名患者似乎仍然不快樂。
“What’s the matter, Mr. Jones?” he inquired. “Aren’t you glad to be dealing with the world realistically?”
“到底是怎么一回事,瓊斯先生?”他詢問道“。難道你不喜歡踏實地面對周圍的一切嗎?”
“Oh, sure, Doc, sure.... Only, last year I was Genghis Khan and now I’m nobody!”
“喔,是的,醫生,我是很愿意。只是去年我還是成吉思汗,現在我成了無名之輩!”
英語知識點解說:
1.psychiatrist n. 精神病醫師
2.perturbed a. 感到煩惱的;不安的
perturb vt. 擾亂;使不安
例:I am perturbed by my son's lack of interest in learning.
(我對于我兒子讀書興趣缺乏感到煩惱。)+疾病 治療某人疾病
3.cure sb of + 疾病 治療某人的疾病
=cure + 疾病
例:The conman convinced Aunt Louise he could cure her of her cancer.
(這名騙子使露薏絲阿姨相信他能治療她的癌癥。)
4.delusion n. 妄想
5.realistically ad. 現實地;實在地
6.Genghis Khan n. 成吉思汗
7.nobody n. 無名小卒
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