【生词预览】

rough不平静的，rigid严格的，

【笑话原文】

Check out at 11 a.m.

After a few rough years, I decided to let my son try the rigid structure of the military. Once he’d completed basic training, he took a two-day assignment. Midmorning on the second day, I was surprised to receive a call from my son, who was still at his hotel. “Why aren’t you on the road yet?” I asked. “Well, I’m all ready to go, Dad.” he replied, “But the sign on the door says, ‘Check out at 11 a.m.’”

【中文译文】

离馆时间上午11点

经过几个不平静的年头，我决定让儿子去接受军队严格的灌输。他在完成基本的训练之后，接受了一个两天的任务。第二天上午十点多钟，我借到儿子从旅馆打来的电话，我吃惊地问他为什么还不上路，他回答说：“爸爸，我已经准备好要走了。可是门上的牌子说‘离馆时间上午11点’。”

【词汇讲解】

1. rough不平静的。也有“粗鲁”的意思： His reply was a bit rough.他的答复过于粗鲁了一点。

2.rigid严格的。也有“僵硬”的意思： She was rigid with fear.她害怕得全身僵住了。

3.military军队。也可以作形容词，是“军人的”的意思： His bearing was very military.他很有军人气概。

4.assignment 工作, 任务。His assignment was to follow the spy.
分配给他的工作是跟踪这个间谍。

5.check out 付账后离开。He couldn't have checked out so early.他不可能这么早就离开。