英语笑话听力+文本:那个鼓手有多糟
时间:2019-01-22 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)
【生词预览】
drummer鼓手,performance表演。 notify通知
【笑话原文】
How badly Did He Play?
I hired a drummer to entertain my customers in my nightclub. After several performances, I discovered the drummer had walked away with some of my valuables. I notified police, who arrested him. Desperate for another drummer, I called a friend who knew some musicians. “What happened to the drummer you had?” he asked me. “I had him arrested,” I replied. We said good-bye and hung up. A few minutes later my friend called back and asked, “How badly did he play?”
【中文译文】
那个鼓手有多糟
我雇了一个鼓手到我的夜总会来给顾客演出。演了几场之后,我发现这个鼓手偷了我一些值钱的东西溜走了。我报告了警察,把他抓了起来。我急于寻找另一个鼓手来演出,就打电话给我一个认识音乐家的朋友。他问我:“上一个鼓手怎么啦?”我回答说:“我让他们把他抓起来了。”我们互相道了别,挂上了电话。过了几分钟,这个朋友又打电话过来问:“那个鼓手演奏得有多糟?”
【词汇讲解】
1.entertain使娱乐。也有“款待”的意思: He entertains his guest very poorly.他对客人很怠慢。
2. performance表演。也有“性能”的意思: Are you satisfied with the performance of your new car?
你对你新车的性能满意吗?
3.notify通知。 He will notify us where we are to meet.他将通知我们在什么地方集合。
4.hang up挂上电话。也可以指“耽搁”: The project was hung up for lack of funds.由于缺少资金, 这项工程被搁置下来。