賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之各民族趣談(1)：向你的煩惱說再見（雙語）
Unit 1 Kiss Your Troubles Goodbye!向你的煩惱說再見！
A Jew, an Indian and a black were lined up to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
一位猶太人、一位印第安人和一位黑人列隊進入天國之門。
Said the Jew to St.Peter, "Frankly, I'm rather surprised to be here. All my life Christians have despised and reviled me."
那位猶太人對圣彼得說：“坦白講，能到這里讓我蠻驚訝的，我一輩子一直都受到基督徒的輕視和侮辱。”
"That's a great sorrow to us, "said St. Peter, "but you won't find that kind of prejudice here. Here, all are truly equal. Just spell God and you may enter."
“我們實在感到非常遺憾，”圣彼得說，“但我們這里沒有那樣的偏見,這里每個人都完全平等，只要拼出God這個詞你就能進入天堂。”
The Jew duly spelled out G-O-D and was waved through the gates.
那猶太人正確地拼出God后，被招入門內。
Next,the Indian came forward and said, "St. Peter, all my life I suffered from poverty and discrimination, and could only live in a reservation. Will I truly be free here?"
接著印第安人走向前道：“圣彼得，我一輩子飽受貧窮和種族歧視的打擊,而且只能住在居留地內,我在這里能得到真正的自由嗎？”
"My son, your troubles are over.J ust spell the work God and you will be free as a bird."
“小兄弟，你的煩惱已經結束了，只要拼出God這個詞,你就能像小鳥一樣自由自在。”
The Indian obliged and he, too, entered the Heavenly Kingdom.
印第安人照著做，不久也被引入天堂。
Next,the black man strode forward. "St. Peter, "he said, "all my life people looked down on me and treated me unfairly. That won't happen here,will it?"
接著那名黑人跨步向前，“圣彼得，”他說道，“一輩子人們都瞧不起我，不公平對待我，我這里那些事不會發生吧！”
"Of course not, my boy. We don't do that kind of thing here. Just spell ”onomatopoeia“ and the Kingdom of Heaven is yours!"
“當然不會，我的弟兄，我們不會做那樣的事，只要拼出onomatopoeia這個詞，天堂之國就是你的了！”
英語知識點解說：
1.kiss sb/sth goodbye 與某人/某物吻別
上述詞組當然并不限于goodbye 一詞，其他場合亦可適用，如"Kiss me goodnight."（吻我道晚安）。
2.be lined up 被要求排隊
line up 排隊
cut in line 插隊
例：Line up! Don't cut in line!
(排隊！別插隊！）
I don't mind of you cut in line, buddy, but would you mind not standing on my foot?
(我不介意你插隊，老兄，但請別踩在我的腳上，好不好？）
3.all one's life 某人一輩子
例：All my life, I've only loved you.
(我一輩子只愛你一個人。）
4.Christian n.& a. 基督教徒（的）
Buddhist n.& a. 佛教徒（的）
Catholic n.& a. 天主教徒（的）
Moslem n.& a. 回教徒（的）
denomination n.宗教教派（=sect)；（貨幣）面值
例：The Protestants are divided among dozens of different denominations.
(新教徒可區分為數十種不同的教派。）
Traveler’s checks come in many denominations, from＄10 to ＄ 1,000.
(旅行支票面值不一，從十元到一千美金都有。）
5.despise vt.輕視
=look down upon...
look up to... 尊敬…
=respect
例：Surely people will despise you if you have no respect for yourself.
(如果連自己都不尊重，別人是一定會瞧不起你的。）
6.revile vt. 辱罵
例：Anyone hoping to save humanity can expect to be reviled by those he is attempting to save.
(任何人若想拯救世人往往會招到世人的辱罵。）
7.prejudice n. 偏見 & vt. 使存在偏見
have a prejudice against... 對 有偏見
=be prejudiced against...
例：I admit I am prejudiced against opera；I don’t know much about it,but I don’t like it.
(我承認我對歌劇有偏見，我歌劇懂得不多，但我也不喜歡它。）
8.equal a.相等的；勝任的
be equal to...勝任……
=be competent for...
=be cut out for...
例：I don’t think that lazy man is equal to that challenging jog.
(我認為那個懶鬼無法勝任那項有挑戰性的工作。）
9.spell vt. 拼（詞）
例：How do you spell that word?
(那個詞是怎么拼的？）
10.wave vt. & vi. 搖動；揮手
11.poverty n. 貧窮
poverty-stricken 飽受貧窮打擊的
例：Andrew Carnegie emigrated from a poverty-stricken village in Ireland to become one of the richest men in America.
(安德魯·卡內基由愛爾蘭一個飽受貧窮打擊的小村子移民到美國，最后成為全美首富之一。）
12.discrimination n.區別；歧視
racial discrimination 種族歧視
例：If you’ve never suffered from racial discrimination,you don’know how infuriating it can be.
(如果你從沒遭受種族歧視的痛苦，就不會知道那會多么令人氣憤。）
13.reservation n.(印第安人的）保留區
14.oblige vt.遵行（本文即此意）& vt. 使有義務（常用被動）
be obliged to V ……有義務
例：According to the terms of the contract,you are obliged to complete the work by August 1.
(依照合約的規定，你必須在八月一日以前完成這件工作。）
15.stride vi.跨步走
三態為：stride、strode stridden
例：The outlaw strode down Main Street with his revolvers on his hips.
(這個歹徒腰插著他的左輪手槍大步朝中正路走下去。）
16.unfairly ad. 不公平地
17.onomatopoeia 擬聲字（如 bow-wow、cuckoo...等。）
本故事用這個超難的詞，只是用以諷刺圣彼得所謂天堂中沒有種族歧視只是說詞而已。
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