英文故事 | 来自“地狱”的一封信

「微信」搜索关注［followmeapp］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。 －－－ 英语学习笔记： unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli/ adv. 遗憾地 elderly /ˈeldərli/ adj. 上年纪的 ; n. 老年人 preacher /ˈpriːtʃər/ n. 传教士，牧师 widow /'wido/ n. 寡妇 monitor /ˈmɔnitər/ n. 显示屏，监控器 piercing /ˈpirsiŋ /adj. 刺耳的，刺骨的 faint /feint/ n. 昏厥 arrival /əˈraivəl/ n. 到达，来临，到来者 pass away 去世 rush into 突然闯入，冲入 check in 登记入住，办理登机手续 原文对照： A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife would meet him the next day. 一对夫妻出门度假，但是妻子还在出差，所以丈夫就自己先去了度假地，第二天这对夫妻再汇合。 When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email. 当他到了酒店后，他决定给妻子发一封简短的email。 Unfortunately, when typing her address, he mistyped a letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher’s wife whose husband had passed away only the day before. 然而遗憾的是，丈夫在输入妻子的email地址时，打错了一个字母。他的邮件就被发送到了一位年长传教士的妻子那儿，这位传教士一天前刚过世。 When the grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint. 当这位悲伤的寡妇查看她的email时，她看了一眼显示屏，发出了一声刺耳的尖叫，然后就倒在地上，昏迷不醒。 At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen: 听到声响后，她的家人冲进了房间，看到了屏幕上的留言： Dearest Wife, Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow. P.S. Sure is hot down here. 亲爱的老婆， 刚刚登记入住，一切都准备好了，就等你明天来了。 附注：这下边真的很热。