时间:2019-02-15 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)


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delight使愉快,spot发现,honor system诚信制度



笑话原文】



Can Be Trusting?



Everything about country customs delighted my neighbors who had moved to our small town from the city. Then one day they spotted 1 a sign, “Fresh Eggs for Sale,” at a roadside stand where payment was on the honor system.



“Why can’t everyone be this trusting?” they said as they put their money in a box and took a carton. When they got home and opened it, they found 11 eggs.





中文译文】



能信任吗?



我们的邻居刚从城市搬到我们这个小镇上来。一切有关农村习俗的事情都使他们感到高兴。有一天,他们看到路边小摊有一个牌子“出售新鲜鸡蛋”,是用那种传统的无人售货的方式。他们把钱放进一个盒子,拿到了一打鸡蛋,并且感慨地说:“为什么人们不能都这样信任别人呢?”回到家里,打开盒子,他们看到里面只有11个鸡蛋。



词汇讲解】



1.trusting容易相信的。the trusting nature of a small child幼儿轻信的天性。She’s not a trusting girl.她不是个轻易相信别人的人。



2.custom习俗。也可以指“顾客”:I shall withdraw my custom from that shop.我再也不去那家店铺买东西了。它还可以指“海关”:How long will it take us to pass the Customs?通过海关检查要花费我们多少时间?也可以作形容词用,是“定制的”的意思:custom shoes定做的鞋子



3.spot发现。spot a mistake发现错误;He was the first to spot the danger.他是第一个发觉险情的人。“使有污渍”:His trousers were spotted with mud.他的裤子上有泥渍。



4.payment付款/支付的款项。a cheque payment for rent支付房租的支票;payment in advance预付;payment in arrear 2拖欠。When can I expect payment?什么时候可以付我钱?



5. honor system诚信制度,指出于信任而不加监督的制度,如学校的无监考考试制、监狱的无看守监禁制等等。Self-service stores must run on the honor system.自助商店必须采用无人监督的诚信制。



6.carton纸盒。a carton of cigarettes一条香烟;a carton of milk 一盒牛奶。也可以作动词,是“用纸盒装”的意思:cartoned dairy products盒装奶制品。



adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
n.欠款
  • He is six weeks in arrear with his rent.他已拖欠房租6周。
  • The arts of medicine and surgery are somewhat in arrear in africa.医疗和外科手术在非洲稍微有些落后。
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