【生词预览】

suspicious怀疑的，poke戳，rib肋骨

【笑话原文】

Counting Your Ribs

Sometimes women are overly suspicious of their husbands. When Adam stayed out very late for a few nights, Eve became upset.

“You’re running around with other women,” she charged.

“You’re being unreasonable, ” Adam responded. “You’re the only woman on earth.”

The quarrel continued until Adam fell asleep, only to be awakened by someone poking him in the chest. It was Eve.

“What do you think you’re doing? ” Adam demanded.

“Counting your ribs.”

【中文译文】

数数你的肋骨

有些时候，女人总是对丈夫疑心太重。当亚当连续几个晚上不在家时，夏娃变得恼火起来。

“你在和别的女人交往，”她谴责他道。

“你无理取闹，”亚当回答。“你是地球上唯一的女人啊。”

直到亚当睡着了，争论才停止。可他又因为有人戳他的胸部而醒来。是夏娃。

“你到底在干嘛？”亚当问。

“数你的肋骨有多少根。”

【词汇讲解】

1.suspicious多疑的。也有“可疑的”的意思：He is a suspicious character.他是个可疑人物。“表示怀疑的”：He shot a suspicious glance at me.他超我怀疑地看了一眼。

2.stay out不在家，在外。也有“呆在户外”、“坚持到……结束”的意思：stay out the whole long performance看完整场长时间的演出。还可表示“避开，不参与”：stay out of trouble不惹是非

3.run around交往，私通：run around with a bad crowd.与一伙坏人为伍。They’ve been running around together for some time.他们交往已有些时候了。

4.charge谴责。charge还有很多不同的含义，比如“归因于”：charge a fault upon sb.把过失归咎于某人；“控告”：charge sb. with murder指控某人犯谋杀罪；“要价”：charge high要价高。

5.demand询问。The policeman demanded the boy’s name.警察询问男孩的名字。“需要”：The task demands patience.这一任务需要有耐心。

6.rib肋骨。《圣经》里说，夏娃是由亚当的一根肋骨变成的。