经典双语笑话 第31期:听起来还算公平

 Sounds Fair 听起来还算公平

A woman was reporting event reporting to her husband about the events of the day. 一位女士正滔滔不绝地向她先生诉说当天发生的事。

"Oh, and I had a big fight with the electric company. “哦，另外我也和电力公司大吵了一架!”

"Really? Who won?" “真的吗后来谁赢了?”

"Nobody, it was a tie. They don't get any money and we don't get any electricity. “没有人赢，算扯平吧。他们没拿到一毛钱，而我们也没有电可用。”

1.sit on 坐在；坐着

例句：Negotiate about Afghanistan, but don't sit on your hands while you bargain.

谈判阿富汗问题吧，但当你谈判时不要坐守不前、不采取行动。

2.childhood童年；童年时光

例句：Adolescence¹ is the period of progression from childhood to adulthood².

青春期是由童年到成年的过渡期.

3.curb³ 路边；路旁

例句：Elaborate funeral cars stood along the curb.

精心装饰的出殡汽车沿街排列着。

4.start 开始；着手；出发

例句：When you start developing your narrative⁴, choose photographs of your personas.

当你开始展开叙述时，选择你人物角色的照片。

1 adolescence   

n.青春期，青少年

参考例句：

• Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
• The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence.这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。

2 adulthood   

n.成年，成人期

参考例句：

• Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。