背诵为王 第 二 册 第 28 课

Lesson28 Three Jokes
Joke 1
I sold an item through eBay but it got lost in the mail， so I stopped by mylocal post office and asked them to track it down． “It's not that simple，” the clerk replied． “You have to fill out a mail-loss form before we caninitiate a search．” “Okay，” I said． “I'll take one．” He searchedhis counter， and then went to ask some other clerks， who did the same —only to return and confess²， “You'll have to come back later． We can'tfind the forms．”

Joke 2
A couple of hours into a visit with my mother she noticed I hadn't lit up acigarette once． “Are you trying to kick the habit?” “No，” I replied，“I've got a cold and I don't smoke when I'm not feeling well．” “You know，” she observed， “you'd probably live longer if you were sick more often．”

Joke 3
Kids have a greater need for speed than classroom computers can deliver．Impatient³ to turn in his term paper， one restless⁴ student kept clicking the“Print” command． The printer started to churn out copy after copy of thekid's ten-page report． The topic? “Save Our Trees．”

track 追踪
clerk 办事员
initiate¹ ? 开始
confess ? 承认
light up 点燃
restless ? 坐立不安
command ? 命令
churn out 费力地送出来（指复印机）

笑话三则
笑话一
我通过易趣网出售一件物品，但在邮寄时遗失了，所以我去了当地的邮政局，请求他们把物品找回来。“这可不那么简单，”办事员回答。“在我们开始查找之前，你必须填一份邮件遗失表。”“好的，”我说，“我可以填一份。”他在柜台上翻找表格，然后又去问其他办事员，他们也在柜台上翻找。最后，他只得回来承认，“你必须等一下再来。我们找不到表格了。”

笑话二
我去探望我的母亲，几小时后她注意到我还没有点过一次香烟。“你是不是想戒了这个坏习惯？”“不，”我回答，“我感冒了，在我感到不舒服的时候我不抽烟。”“你知道，”她说，“如果你多生几次病，你可能会活的更久些。”

笑话三
教室里的电脑总是不能满足孩子们对速度的需求。一个坐立不安的学生正不耐烦地要递交他的学期论文，他不停地点击“打印”的命令。打印机开始一页一页艰难地打印这孩子的十页论文。论题是什么呢？“救救我们的树”。

 

1 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

2 confess   

vt.承认，坦白；vi.承认，坦白，忏悔

参考例句：

• Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.很多基督徒都定期向牧师忏悔他们的罪行和恶念。
• I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。

3 impatient   

adj.不耐烦的，急躁的；热切的，急切的

参考例句：

• He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.他是那样急躁，我简直拉不住他。
• With an impatient gesture he thrust the food away from him.他不耐烦地把吃的东西猛地推开。

4 restless   

adj.焦躁不安的；静不下来的，运动不止的

参考例句：

• He looks like a restless man.他看上去坐立不安。
• He has been very restless all day and he awoke nearly all last night.他一整天都心神不定，昨夜几乎一整夜没有合眼。