【生詞預(yù)覽】
crisis危機(jī),undergraduate本科生,consolation安慰,litany嘮嘮叨叨的抱怨
【笑話原文】
Who Is This
My two sisters and I were all away at various colleges at the same time. One day, after facing one crisis too many and tired of being treated like just another undergraduate, I phoned home for some consolation and understanding of my unique problems.
When my dad answered, I immediately launched into my litany of frustrations with college life. As I paused to catch my breath, he said, "O.K., honey...now, fist of all, who is this?"
【中文譯文】
哪個女兒
我和兩個妹妹同時離開家去不同的大學(xué)讀書。經(jīng)歷了太多的危機(jī),也厭倦了受到與其他大學(xué)生相同的對待之后,有一天我給家里打了個電話,就我獨有的問題尋求安慰和理解。 爸爸接起電話后,我立刻開始?xì)v數(shù)我大學(xué)生活中的挫折。當(dāng)我停下來歇口氣時,爸爸說:“好啦,親愛的...現(xiàn)在,首先告訴我,你是我的哪一個女兒?”
【詞匯講解】
1.crisis危機(jī)。也有“關(guān)鍵階段”的意思:Keep a cool head during the crisis.在危急關(guān)頭要保持清醒的頭腦。
2.consolation安慰。 This news was of little consolation to us.這個消息對我們來說沒有什么安慰。 3.launch開始。也可以指“發(fā)射”:I saw the launch of the rocket yesterday.我昨天看了火箭發(fā)射。