背诵为王 第 二 册 第 37 课

Lesson37 Three Jokes
Joke 1
At my job as a dental receptionist， I answered the phone and noticed on the caller-ID screen that the incoming call was from an auto-repair shop． The man on the line begged to see the dentist because of a painful tooth． “Which side of your mouth hurts?” I asked the patient． He sighed and answered， “The passenger side．”
Joke 2
When I was twenty-eight， I was teaching English to freshmen¹ in a high school where occasionally the faculty² and staff were allowed to dress down． One of those days I wore a sweatshirt and slacks． A student came in and his eyes widened． “Wow!” he exclaimed． “You should wear clothes like that every day． You look twenty， maybe even thirty years younger!”
Joke 3
Heavily laden³ with groceries， an old lady asked a young clerk at the grocery store to accompany her to her car． Arriving there， she unlocked and opened the doors and， without thinking， sat down in the back seat to check off her list of errands． A moment later the perplexed⁴ clerk walked around the car to her． “Lady，” he said firmly． “I don't mind helping⁵ you load your groceries， but I really have to draw the line at driving you home．”

occasionally ? 偶尔的
dress down 穿便服
laden 负重
errand ? 使命，任务
perplexed ? 困惑的
draw the line (at) 反对

笑话三则
笑话一
我是一个牙科诊所的接待员，工作时我接到一个电话，我注意到来电号码显示电话是从一个汽车修理店打来的。电话那头一个男人恳求看医生，因为他有一颗牙实在太疼了。 “你哪边牙疼？”我问病人。他叹了口气说，“乘客座位那边。”
笑话二
我二十八岁时，在一所高中教新生英语，学校的教职员工偶尔可以穿着便装。一天，我穿着运动衫和休闲裤，一个学生进来了，他的眼睛一下瞪得老大。 “哇！”他大叫，“你应该每天都这样穿。你看起来年轻了二十，甚至三十岁！”
笑话三
有位老夫人买的东西太重了，她让杂货店里的一个年轻伙计帮她把东西搬上车。到了车边，老夫人打开车门就毫不犹豫地坐到后排座位上开始检查她的购货任务完成情况。过了一会，困惑的伙计绕过车子走到她面前。“太太，”他坚决地说，“我不介意帮您搬东西，但我的确不能开车送您回家。”

1 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句

2 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

3 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

4 perplexed   

adj.不知所措的

参考例句：

• The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
• The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。