经典双语笑话 第15期:我没有把药吃下去

 I didn't take that in 我没有把药吃下去

A fellow who was rather slow on the uptake had been suffering from constipation, so the doctor provided him with some suppositories. 有位理解能力相当迟缓的老兄一直为便秘所苦，因此医生给他一些利肠的栓剂。

A week later, the patient came back to tell the doctor that his condition had not improved. 一星期后病人回来告诉医生，他的状况尚未改进。

"I'm amazed," said the doctor. " Have you been taking the medicine I prescribed for you?" “我觉得好奇怪，”医生说。“你有没有采用我开给你的药方呢?”

"What do you think I've been doing, shoving it up my ass¹?" “你以为我做什么呢?难道要我把它们都塞进屁股里吗?”

1.provided with 提供

例句：His new friends provided him with valuable advice and helped him to develop his writing style.

他的新朋友们向他提出了有价值的建议，帮助他发展了自己的写作风格。

2.A week later 一周后

例句：About a week later, the scene repeated itself.

大约一个星期后，这一幕又再次重演了。

3.take medicine 吃药

例句：Her doctor says she has to rest and take medicine twice a day.

医生说她必须休息， 并且每天要吃两次药。

4.shove it up 塞进

例句：When they bring up chicken soup you better eat it, or else they'll come back in the middle of the night and shove it up your behind!

当他们给你鸡汤时，你最好还是听话喝完，否则她们会半夜里帮你灌肠呢！

1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。