How did you start the flood?
时间:2018-12-12 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读
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A doctor vacationing on the Riviera met a lawyer friend and asked him what he was doing there. The lawyer replied, " I'm here because my house burned down, and the insurance 1 company paid for everything. What are you doing here?" "That's quite a coincidence," said the doctor "I'm here because my house were destroyed by a flood, and my insurance company also paid for everything." The lawyer looked puzzled 2. "Gee," he asked, "how did you start the flood?"
医生在里维埃拉度假时遇到他的一位律师朋友,医生问他怎么会到这里来。律师回答:“我到这里 是因为我的房子被火烧了,保险公司赔偿了我所有的损失。” “真巧,”医生说,“我是因为房子被洪水冲垮了,保险公司也赔偿了我所有的损失。”律师看起来有些困惑,他问“哎呀!你是怎么引起洪水的?”
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1
insurance
n.安全保障;保险,保险业
参考例句:
The insurance is very necessary.保险是很必要的。
The insurance business is built on trust.保险业建立在信任的基础上。
2
puzzled
adj.迷惑的;困惑的
参考例句:
The student was puzzled about what to do next.这个学生对下一步做什么伤透了脑筋。
I was somewhat puzzled at his unwillingness to help.他不愿意帮忙让我有点困惑。
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