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英语学习笔记:
bench /bɛntʃ/ n. 长凳
sob /sɒb/ v. 啜泣
rub /rʌb/ v. 揉
biscuit /ˈbɪskɪt/ n. 小饼干
gourmet /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ adj. 菜肴精美的
cuddle /ˈkʌdəl/ v. 拥抱
the small hours 深夜;后半夜
原文对照:
Lost Senior Citizen
When I went to lunch today, I noticed an old man sitting on a park bench sobbing his eyes out. I stopped and asked him what was wrong.He told me, 'I have a 22 year old wife at home. She rubs my back every morning and then gets up and makes me pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit and freshly ground coffee.'
今天我去吃午餐,我注意到,一个老人坐着公园的长椅上啜泣,我停下来,问他怎么了。他告诉我:“我有一个22岁的妻子,她每天早上帮我揉背,然后起床给我做煎饼,香肠,新鲜水果和现磨咖啡。
I continued, 'Well, then why are you crying?' He added, 'She makes me homemade soup for lunch and my favourite biscuits, cleans the house and then watches sports TV with me for the rest of the afternoon.' I said, 'Well, why are you crying?'
我问道:“那你为什么哭?” 他说:“她午餐给我做家庭自制汤,和我最爱的饼干,清洁房子,然后下午和我一起看体育频道。
He said, 'For dinner she makes me a gourmet meal with wine and my favourite dessert and then we cuddle until the small hours.'
他继续说:“晚上她会给我做美味的饭菜,配上红酒,和我最喜欢的甜品,然后我们一起拥抱到深夜。
I inquired, 'Well then, why in the world would you be crying?' He replied, 'I can't remember where I live.’
我继续问道:“好吧,那到底你是为什么哭呢?”他说道:“我不记得我住在哪里了。”