【生词预览】

psychic巫师，hotline热线，croak呱呱叫

【笑话原文】

The Girl in A Frog’s Life

A lonely frog telephoned the Psychic Hotline and asked what his future holds.

His Personal Psychic Advisor tells him， "You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you."

The frog is thrilled, "This is great! Will I meet her at a party?" he croaks.

"No," says the psychic, "In biology class."

【中文译文】

一只青蛙的真名天女

一只孤单的青蛙致电占卜热线询问他的未来会怎么样。

他的私人巫师顾问告诉他：“你会遇到一个想了解有关你的一切的美丽年轻的女孩。”

青蛙很激动，说：“那太好了！我会在派对上和她邂逅吗？”青蛙呱呱地叫。

“不，”巫师说，“是在生物课上。”

【词汇讲解】

1.psychic巫师。也可以作形容词，指“超自然的／有特异功能的”：Some people are said to have psychic powers.据说有些人有通灵的能力。

2.hotline热线。He got through on the hotline to the head of the government.他通过热线与政府首脑取得了联系。

3.hold包含，容纳。“… what his future holds”他的未来包含什么，即“他的未来会怎么样”。又如：The box can hold all my clothes.这箱子能装下我的全部衣服。也可以指 “认为, 相信”：I hold that this is a right decision.我相信这是个正确的决定。

4.personal私人的。也可以指“亲自的”：He wanted to have a personal visit to that factory.他想亲自去参观那家工厂。“人身攻击的, 无礼的”：You can't make personal abuse on her.你不可对她进行人身攻击

5.croak呱呱地叫。也可以指“用粗的声音说”。

6.biology生物学。 She has a degree in biology.她具有生物学的学位。