| 笑话原文
Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. They loaded up Jack's mini-van and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. They pulled into a nearby farm house and asked the attractive lady who answered the
door if they could spend the night.
"I realize it's terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I'm recently widowed," she explained,"and I'm afraid the neighbours will talk if I let you stay in my house."
"Not to worry," Jack said, "we'll be happy to sleep in the barn, and if the weather breaks, we'll be gone at first light. The lady agreed and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night.
Come morning, the weather had cleared and they got on their way and enjoyed a great weekend of skiing.
About nine months later, Jack got an unexpected letter from an attorney. It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he met on the ski weekend.
He dropped in on his friend Bob and asked: "Bob, do you remember that good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our ski holiday up North?"
"Yes, I do."
"Did you happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the house and have sex with her?"
"Yes," he said, a little embarrassed about being found out, "I have to admit that I did."
"And did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your name?"
Bob's face turned red and he said, "Yeah, sorry buddy, I'm afraid I did. Why do you ask?"
"No need to apologize, Bob. She just died and left me everything!
全文讲解
Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. They loaded up Jack's mini-van and headed north.
1）mini-迷你,早已经如了中国的词汇，表示精致小巧的意思.
如：(miniskirt,miniature.minibike小型摩托车minibus面包车minicam便携式(电视)摄影
2)head + 地点
where are we heading？
我们朝哪里走？
we are heading home.
我们往家的方向走。
After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard(snowstorm).
3)be caught in=meet, be encountered with ----碰上，遇到
We were caught in a shower on the way home.我们在回家的路上遇到骤雨。
They pulled into a nearby farm house and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night.
4)叫门就要有人回应--我们就可以说---answer the door
"I realize it's terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I'm recently widowed," she explained,"and I'm afraid the neighbours will talk if I let you stay in my house."
"Not to worry,(don't worry)" Jack said, "we'll be happy to sleep in the barn and if the weather breaks, we'll be gone at first light.
5)barn (美语)--大车库
6)at first light--天刚亮
We will start off at first light.
我们天一亮就出发。
The lady agreed and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night.
7)settle in=move in--住进去，搬进去
We'll settle in the new apartment at the end of the month.
我们月底要搬到新公寓。
Come morning, the weather had cleared=the weather breack) and they got on their way and enjoyed a great weekend of skiing.
8)get on one's way
on one's way大家都学过，是在途中在路上的意思，如：On his way home, he met arnold(他在回家的路上碰到了阿诺).
加上get在这里就有了动作，即为上路。
we will get on our way to Florida, when the weather clears.
天放晴，我们就上路去弗罗里达。
About nine months later, Jack got an unexpected letter from an attorney. It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he met on the ski weekend.
9)figure out --- 理解；弄明白
I can't figure out why she said so.
我搞不懂她为什么这么说。
He dropped in on his friend Bob and asked: "Bob, do you remember that good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our ski holiday up North?"
10)drop in 顺便到某处一下
She dropped in on me./She dropped on at my house.
她顺便拜访了我
11)widow寡妇---widower鳏夫
widow也可做动词，死了妻子或丈夫都可以用。
He's just widowed.
他刚刚死了老婆。
"Yes, I do."
"Did you happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the house and have sex with her?"
12)happen to--碰巧
I happened to meet lingxue on the street today.
今天在街上，我碰巧遇到了凌雪。
"Yes," he said, a little embarrassed(awkward) about being found out, "I have to admit that I did."
"And did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your name?"
13)instead of是一个大家需要熟练应用的用法；
Would you like to talk to me on the microphone, instead of typing in the chatroom.
你愿意用麦克风跟我讲话，而不是在聊天室里打字吗？Bob's face turned red and he said, "Yeah, sorry buddy, I'm afraid I did. Why do you ask?"
"No need to apologize, Bob. She just died and left me everything! |