经典双语笑话 第20期:一位了不起的天才

 A Remarkable¹ Talent 一位了不起的天才

"Did you know I could tell time by the piano?" asked one friend of another. “你相信我可以由钢琴知道现在几点钟吗?’一位老兄向他的朋友问道。

"You're kidding," replied his companion dubiously². “别开玩笑了!”他的朋友怀疑地回答。

"I'll show you," said the first man as he sat down at the piano and started to hammer out a martial³ tune⁴. “那我试给你看，”说着那位老兄就坐在钢琴前开始弹起一首进行曲。

Within seconds came a pounding on the wall, and an angry voice shouting, 几秒钟后墙壁传来捶打声，一个愤怒的声音叫道：

"Hey, you son of a bitch, don’t you realize it's three o’clock in the morning?" “嘿!你他妈的，你知不知道现在是凌晨三点钟?”

1.tell 告诉，说；辨别；吩咐；断定；讲述；告发，泄密；识别

例句：It was already impossible to tell where the bullet had entered.

已经不可能判断子弹是从哪里射进来的。

2.kidding 开玩笑；欺骗

例句：You've got to be kidding! I can't live here!

你一定是在开玩笑！我不能住这儿！

3.sit down 坐下；扎营

例句：They should sit down to talk out their differences.

他们应该坐下来通过商谈来消除他们之间的分歧。

4.hammer out 设计出；锤成；苦心想出；弹奏出

例句：I think we can hammer out a solution.

我想我们能够制定出一个解决方案。

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 dubiously   

adv.可疑地，怀疑地

参考例句：

• "What does he have to do?" queried Chin dubiously. “他有什么心事？”琴向觉民问道，她的脸上现出疑惑不解的神情。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• He walked out fast, leaving the head waiter staring dubiously at the flimsy blue paper. 他很快地走出去，撇下侍者头儿半信半疑地瞪着这张薄薄的蓝纸。 来自辞典例句

3 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

4 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。