Ugly Baby

    A man sits down on a Boeing 747 next to a mother holding her new baby. Proudly showing off her baby, she turned and angled him to her companion who'd just sat down next to her.
    "Excuse me ma'am," said the man, "I don't mean to offend you, but that is the ugliest baby I've ever seen in my entire life."Stunned¹ at what she'd just heard and not sure she'd heard correctly the woman asked, "Excuse me?""I mean I've seen bad before, but this one's a real killer," answered the man.
    Horrified² and angered at the rudeness and audacity³ that had just been spat⁴ in her face, the woman started shrieking⁵ as loud as she could.
    "I'm going to file a law suit against this airline and everyone who is on this plane! How dare someone insult me and my whole family like that and get away with it!"At hearing the tumult⁶, a stewardess⁷ hurried over to help out the screaming woman and try to calm her down.
    "Excuse me ma'am why don't you just settle back while I get you a hot cup of tea, a pillow for your head, and a banana for your monkey."

1 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

2 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

3 audacity   

n.大胆，卤莽，无礼

参考例句：

• He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
• He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。

4 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

5 shrieking   

v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were all shrieking with laughter. 他们都发出了尖锐的笑声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 tumult   

n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹

参考例句：

• The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
• His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

7 stewardess   

n.空中小姐，女乘务员

参考例句：

• Please show your ticket to the stewardess when you board the plane.登机时请向空中小姐出示机票。
• The stewardess hurried the passengers onto the plane.空中小姐催乘客赶快登机。