【生词预览】

unwelcome不受欢迎的，incurable不可治愈的

【笑话原文】

An Unwelcome Hornor

A doctor came into the hospital ward and said to Mr. Johnson, "I have some good news and some bad news for you."

Then Mr. Johnson said, "Please, give me the good news first."

So the doctor said, "The doctors here are going to name an incurable disease after you."

【中文译文】

宁可不要的荣誉

一位医生走进医院的病房，告诉强森先生：我有一个好消息和一个坏消息要告诉你。 强森先生说：请先告诉我好消息吧！ 医生说：本院的医师决定用你的名字，来为一种不治之症命名。

【词汇讲解】

1.unwelcome不受欢迎的。 He parried the unwelcome question very skilfully.他很巧妙地避开了那个不受欢迎的问题。

2.name after以…的名字命名。The machine is named after its inventor.这台机器是以其发明者的名字命名的。

3.incurable不可治愈的。incurable illness不治之症