经典双语笑话 第64期:真是恩爱的一对

 How Sweet! 喔，真是恩爱的一对!

Two women friends were having tea. 两个女人正在喝茶，

Said one to the other, 其中一位对另一位说道：

"I've been trying to reach my lawyer for a week ... " “我已经花了一个礼拜找我的律师...。”

"Oh, please don't mention lawyers to me" interrupted the recent widow¹, “哦，拜托别再向我提律师的事了，”那位刚死去丈夫的女人插嘴道，

I've had so much trouble settling my husbands estate² that I sometimes wish he hadn't died! " “我在处理我先生遗留的房地产时遭遇到好多麻烦，有时候我真希望他没死就好了。

1.the other 其他的；另一个

例句：I let the other two girls go.

把我另外两个姑娘也打发走。

2.try to do 试图；尝试

例句：From now on, we will try to do better.

从现在开始我们要尽量做得更好。

3.sometimes 有时；间或

例句：Sometimes, things just don't happen the way you want them to.

有时候，事情偏偏不会按照你的愿望发展。

4.have trouble in 遇到困难；事情不顺

例句：Have you run into any trouble in the Customs?

你们在海关遇到了麻烦没有？

1 widow   

n.寡妇

参考例句：

• Martha was a very rich young widow.玛莎是个很有钱的年轻寡妇。
• All this money was appropriated for the support of his widow.所有这些钱作为给他的遗孀的抚养费。

2 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。