中英文本

At Least You Get a Choice
至少你有所选择
A newly deceased sinner had just entered hell, and was being shown around.
一名罪人去世后，刚下地狱就被带往各处走走。
"I'll tell you how it works around here," declared a particularly hideous devil. "You get your choice of three punishments. Here's the first. "
“我将告诉你这里的状况，”一位面目可憎的魔鬼宣布道。“你必须在三种刑罚中选一个，这是第一种。”
The sinner watched in horror as he saw men and women repeatedly being immersed in boiling water.
罪人看见男男女女反复地被浸入沸腾的热水中，吓得目瞪口呆。
"Here's the second. " The poor sinner shuddered as he saw unfortunate people being continually hounded by ferocious beasts and cruel demons.
“再看第二种。”可怜的罪人看到一些不幸的人被凶恶的野兽和残酷的妖怪不停地追赶，吓得直打哆嗦。
“And here's the third. ” A group was standing knee deep in shit and sipping tea.
“这是第三种。”一群人站在深及膝部的粪池中喝茶。
"Well,this seems all right," said the sinner."I'll take this one."And he joined the group.
“这个看来还可以，我就选这个。”罪人说着便加入了那群犯人。
No sooner had he done so than another devil yelled out："OK, tea time's over. Get back on your heads. "
就在他加入不久，一个魔鬼大声喊道：“午茶时间结束，回到头下脚上倒立的姿势。”

重点讲解

1.at least 至少；

例句：He was in fact worth at least three-quarters of a million.
他至少拥有75万英镑的财产。

2.in horror 惊恐的；害怕的

例句：I recoiled in horror from the snake.
那条蛇把我吓得直往後缩.

3.immersed in 沉浸于；沉湎于

例句：The whole city was immersed in a festival atmosphere.
全城沉浸在节日气氛之中。

4.yelled out 叫喊；嚷嚷
例句：When the sergeant yelled out my number, I had to rush forward.
当警官大叫我的号码时，我只好跑上前去。