【生词预览】

buddy老兄，ease泰然自若

【笑话原文】

Your Grandfather

A well-dressed young man demanded as soon as he entered the restaurant. "Serve me, quick! Give me your best. I don't care the price."

Not like the way he talked, the waiter said to him: "Hey Buddy, it doesn't matter you have a lot of money. You are still son of somebody, and grandson of somebody else."

The young man raged: "Dare you! Tell me, who wants me to be his grandson?"

The waiter replied with ease: "Nobody. Just your grandfather."

【中文译文】

你的爷爷

一位衣冠楚楚的年青人一进饭店就大声嚷嚷：
“喂，有什么好菜尽管端上来，钱多少我不在乎。”
服务员听了很不是滋味：“哥儿们，钱多有什么用，你不照样得做别人的儿子，就是有人要你做孙子你也不敢不做！”
年青人勃然大怒：“谁敢占w的便宜？你说，是谁不要命了，胆敢要我做他的孙子？”
服务员慢条斯理地答道：“你的爷爷！”

【词汇讲解】

1.demand强烈要求。She demanded a room all to herself.她强烈要求自己一个人住一个房间。

2.as soon as一…就。Come here as soon as you finish the work.工作一结束你就到这里来。

3. serve服务。也可以指“向…供应”：The restaurant serves nice food.这家饭馆供应的饭菜不错。“度过(某段时间)”：She served two years in prison for theft.她因偷窃服了两年刑。

4. buddy老兄。也可以指“伙伴”：We’re good buddies.我们是好朋友。作动词是“亲近”的意思：She buddied up to Laura, hoping to get to know her brother.她和劳拉来往， 希望结识她的哥哥。

5.Dare you! 你敢／好大的胆子。

6.ease泰然自若。作动词有“使安心”的意思：The news that her child was safe eased her mind.孩子平安的消息使她放心了。