(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
When people hear that my husband and I just celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary,
在人们得知我和丈夫刚刚庆祝了我们的结婚60周年纪念日后,
they inevitably ask us the secret to our long, successful marriage.
他们免不了要问我们婚姻长久成功的秘密是什么 。
In response, my husband will smile sweetly, nod my way, and explain, "We both love me."
作为回应,我的丈夫会亲切地笑着,朝我点点头,然后解释说:“我们两个都爱我 。”
My friend took her teenage daughter to a new doctor for a checkup.
我朋友带她十几岁的女儿去一个新医生那里做检查,
The nurse asked the usual questions, including if she had an STD. "No," said the teen. "We have a Toyota."
护士问了常规的问题,包括问她是否有性传播疾病(雷诺的一款车型) 。她女儿说:“没有,我们有一辆丰田 。”
One day, my physician father treated himself to a plate of raw oysters and offered to share them with me.
有一天,身为医生的父亲搞了一盘生蚝,并且主动提出要和我分享 。
Just as I was about to dig in, he picked up an oyster, examined it, and commented, "They remind me of infected tonsils."
正当我要吃的时候,他拿起一个生蚝,检查了一番,说道:“它们让我想起了受感染的扁桃体 。”
And that’s the story of how he ended up eating the entire plate of oysters himself.
这就是他如何自己吃完整盘生蚝的故事 。
I accidentally threw away my four-year-old’s favorite candy wrapper. Please keep us both in your thoughts during this difficult time.
我不小心把我四岁孩子最喜欢的糖纸扔掉了 。在这困难的时刻,请把我们都放在你的心里 。
My 11-year-old takes his homework seriously. One question required him to write a sentence using the word version.
我11岁的儿子写作业很认真 。其中一个问题要求他用“version”这个词写一个句子 。
His sentence: "Have you heard of the version Mary?"
他造的句子是:“玛丽你听说过版本这个词吗?”
I held a garage sale with my little blond cairn terrier for company. Soon came the first customer.
我和我的金发凯恩狗进行了一次车库拍卖 。很快,第一位顾客来了 。
He took his time browsing and examining everything I had out for sale.
他不慌不忙地浏览和检查我出售的每一样东西 。
Eventually he found something that interested him. "Excuse me," he said. "How much for the dog?"
最后他找到了令他感兴趣的东西 。“打扰一下,”他说 。“这只狗多少钱?”
After my 91-year-old mother finished having her hair cut and shaped, the stylist announced, "There, now you look ten years younger."
在我91岁的母亲剪好头发后,发型师对她说:“瞧,你现在看起来年轻了10岁 。”
My mother, unimpressed, replied, "Who wants to look 81 years old?"
我的母亲无动于衷地回答说:“谁想看起来像81岁?”
重点讲解
1.pick up 捡起
He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head...
他从地板上拾起帽子,重新戴在头上 。
2.end up到头来
If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting something you don't want...
如果你不知道自己想要什么,到头来你可能得非所愿 。
3.throw away扔掉
I'm not advising you to throw away your makeup or forget about your appearance.
我不是建议你扔掉化妆品,或者不修边幅 。
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