111 I Want to Marry Your Wife p.262

 

　　Strange people do strange things. Aging German millionaire¹ Walter Thiele certainly fits the bill.
Recently, he put advertisements in newspapers to find someone to "look after" his wife and his fortune afterhe dies. Needless² to say, thousands of letters poured in from all over the world. Some young men even showedup at Walter's home. Once, when he opened the door, a young man said, "I want to marry your wife."If you think that's funny,so does Walter. The problem is he isn't getting much sleep. So in order to getaway for a while, he's taking his beautiful young wife on a round-the-world trip. Well, I guess it takes allkinds of people to make up the world.

 

He was married to Jane ten years ago. = He married Jane ten years ago.       marry vt.   married adj.
odd³ ball  怪人，怪胎
aging  adj.年纪渐大的     aged  adj.年老的
fit the bill = fit the requirement⁴ 符合...条件
put ads 登广告
"look afer" = take care of 软表达
make(earn) a fortune on the stockmarket 发了大财   fortune-teller 算命人   tell one's fortune  算命
pour in 涌入
show up = turn up = appear
Peter showed up at the party showing off his diamond ring.
We've been working on this case very hard two monthes; It's time to get away. 摆脱
make up 构成
go skydiving 跳伞
 

1 millionaire   

n.百万富翁，大富豪

参考例句：

• The millionaire put up a lot of money for the church.这位百万富翁为教会捐了许多钱。
• She wants to marry a millionaire.她想嫁给一位有钱人。

2 needless   

adj.不必，无须，不必要的，无用的

参考例句：

• Needless to say,I agree.无须说，我是同意的。
• It is needless to add that you are in want of a second.你需要一个助手，那是不必说的。

3 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

4 requirement   

n.需要，要求，请求，规定，必要条件

参考例句：

• Patience is a requirement in teaching.耐心是教学必备的条件。
• Your requirement that she wait till next week is reasonable.你要求她等到下周是有道理的。