中英文本

Talk about Luck
好运跟着保险来
"For the last time, I don't want any insurance ! " said the harassed householder to the salesman
“这是最后一次了，我不要买任何保险!”被骚扰的房主对推销员说道。
"Just a moment, sir. Please consider this :Just last month I sold a policy to a man much like yourself.
“等一会儿，先生，请您仔细考虑一下：上个月有一位先生长得跟你很像，他刚买了一份保险，
The very next day his house caught fire. The house was completely gutted.
隔天他家就着火，房子内部全都被烧毁，
To save himself, he had to leap from an upstairs window; he landed on his own car, went through the roof, broke both his legs and an arm.
为了保住性命，他从楼上窗户跳下来，恰巧落在他的汽车上，穿过车顶，他摔断了两条腿和一只手臂。”
""Well, he was one of the lucky ones, wasn't he?"
“喔!他就是你所说的幸运人士中的一个，不是吗?

重点讲解

1.insurance 保险；保险业

例句：They keep back &20 a month from my salary for National Insurance.
他们从我的薪金中每月扣下20镑付国民保险费。

2.leap from 跳；飞跃

例句：It is a big leap in the process of cognition.
这是认识过程的一次大飞跃。
3.catch fire 失火；着火

例句：The dry grass catch fire, but we beat it out.
干草着火了，但我们把火扑灭了。

4.landed on 落地；跌落在
例句：He landed on a flat rock that jutted above the surface of the water.
他跌落在一块突出水面的岩石上。