(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
Sometimes real fear was the problem. Dr Watsa was quite flummoxed by the number of missives he got about masturbation, which made up half his postbag. Would it drain your strength away, or make you lose your hair? Would it shorten the penis? (“You talk every day, has your tongue become smaller?”) Would it make you fail exams? What if you did it on a day that the astrologer didn’t recommend?
有时真正的恐惧才是问题所在
With infinite patience, Dr Watsa explained that it was harmless, perfectly normal, and by the way, astrologers were frauds. (Like a giant sigh, “It’s Normal!” was the title of his collected columns.) In Britain Ms Whitehorn defused the ever-present social terrors, remembering her own cringe-making attempts to navigate smart London.
沃特萨医生耐心地解释说,自慰无害,完全正常的,顺便说一句,占星家都是骗人的
What if you dropped a brick in a conversation—making some crass joke about money, say, when talking to a bankrupt? Don’t try to pick it up again, she wrote; keep your eyes steady, and pour your attention on the other person. What if your knickers fell down in a public place? Kick them off, scoop them into your pocket and walk on, as if nothing has happened.
如果在谈话中不小心触及雷区——比如在和一个破产的人聊天时谈一些关于金钱的粗俗笑话?“别试图圆过去了,”她写道;保持目光平稳,并将注意力集中在对方身上
Inadequacy could be almost as bad as fear. Nothing, Dr Watsa knew, could stop young men worrying about their penis size, but he tried. To one, who sent anxious measurements of his organ at rest and play, he wrote: “Stop sounding like a tailor. Your genitals will look after themselves.”
缺陷几乎和恐惧一样糟糕
Would it help, another asked, if he pulled his penis for 15 minutes a day while reciting a prayer? “If that was right, most men’s penises would be hitting their knees.”
还有人问道,如果他每天一边背诵祷文一边拉扯阴茎15分钟,会有惊喜出现吗?“如果这法子可行,大多数男人的阴茎都能打到膝盖了
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重点讲解
1.recommend 介绍
I recommend the book to all my students.
我向我所有的学生都推荐这本书
。2.reciting 背诵
I am reciting the alphabet.
我在背诵字母表
。3.measurement 测量
Here is a rough-and-ready measurement.
这是一次马马虎虎的测量
。