吝啬鬼请客

                                          

The mean man＇s party

　　The notorious¹ cheap skate explaining² to a friend how to find his apartment³.he said⁴.″Come up to 5M and ring the doorbell⁵ with your elbow⁶. When the door open.push⁷ with your foot.″

　　″Why use my elbow and foot?″

　　″Well.gosh,″ was⁸ the reply⁹.″You＇re not coming empty-hangded.are you?″

　　吝啬鬼请客

　　一个出了名的吝啬鬼在向一个朋友解释怎么找到他家时说：“你上到五楼，找中间那个门，然后用你的胳膊肘按门铃。门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。”

　　“为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？”

1 notorious   

adj.臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的

参考例句：

• He was notorious as a gambler.他是臭名昭著的赌徒。
• His short temper had become notorious.他的臭脾气是出了名的。

2 explaining   

v.讲解，解释( explain的现在分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解

参考例句：

• He is explaining how a machine operates. 他正在解释机器是如何运转的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He had a vague idea of finding Anne and explaining it all to her. 他隐约觉得要去找安妮，向她解释所发生的一切。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

4 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

5 doorbell   

n.门铃

参考例句：

• She pressed on the doorbell.她按了按门铃。
• I heard the doorbell ring,and went to see who was there.我听见门铃响，就去看谁来了。

6 elbow   

n.手肘，急弯，扶手；v.用手肘推开，推挤

参考例句：

• Please try to move your elbow.请活动一下你的肘关节。
• He had a patch on the elbow of his jacket.他的上衣肘部有一块补丁。

7 push   

vt.推；使突出，使伸出，使延伸；大力推进，推行；通过，促使；vi.推；推进；伸展

参考例句：

• Don't push against me!别推我！
• If you always push him too hard,he may make mistakes.要是你总逼他太紧，他可能会出错。

8 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

9 reply   

n./v.回答，答复

参考例句：

• He did not reply to her question right away.他没有马上回答她的问题。
• We wait on your reply to our letter.我们等着你们的回信。