时间:2019-01-22 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)


英语课



【生词预览】


 


envelope 信封,torrential 倾泻的,dispatch 派遣


 


【笑话原文】


 


Not in An Envelope


 


Torrential rainstorms were knocking down power lines all over town. I had to dispatch repairmen right and left. When I called a customer to get her address, she replied, “I’m at Post Office Box 246.” I said, “Ma’am, we’ll be coming to you in a truck, not an envelope.”


 


【中文译文】


 


不是装在信封里


 


倾盆大雨造成全城多处停电。我只好调度修理人员东奔西跑。我打电话问一个顾客的地址。她回答说:“我在邮政信箱246号。”我说:“夫人,我们是开着卡车去,不是装在信封里去。”


 


【词汇讲解】


 


1. envelope 信封。Address an envelope and put the letter in it. 把地址写在信封上, 把信装进信封里。


 


2. torrential 倾泻的。 That summer a torrential rain poured down for two days and nights. 那年夏天,一场暴雨下了两天两夜。


 


3. knock down 击倒。也可以指“拆卸”:Why are they knocking down the wall? 他们为什么在拆墙?


 


4. dispatch 派遣。也可以指“匆匆吃完”:We soon dispatched the chocolate cake. 我们很快就吃完了巧克力蛋糕。


 


5. ma’am 太太,夫人/主妇/喜欢差使人的女子


 


6. truck 卡车。也可以作动词,指“用卡车装运”。




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