经典双语笑话 第26期:好运跟着保险来

 Talk about Luck 好运跟着保险来

"For the last time, I don't want any insurance ! " said the harassed¹ householder to the salesman “这是最后一次了，我不要买任何保险!”被骚扰的房主对推销员说道。

"Just a moment, sir. Please consider this :Just last month I sold a policy to a man much like yourself. “等一会儿，先生，请您仔细考虑一下：上个月有一位先生长得跟你很像，他刚买了一份保险，

The very next day his house caught fire. The house was completely gutted². 隔天他家就着火，房子内部全都被烧毁，

To save himself, he had to leap from an upstairs window; he landed on his own car, went through the roof, broke both his legs and an arm.  为了保住性命，他从楼上窗户跳下来，恰巧落在他的汽车上，穿过车顶，他摔断了两条腿和一只手臂。”

""Well, he was one of the lucky ones, wasn't he?" “喔!他就是你所说的幸运人士中的一个，不是吗?

1.insurance 保险；保险业

例句：They keep back &20 a month from my salary for National Insurance.

他们从我的薪金中每月扣下20镑付国民保险费。

2.leap from 跳；飞跃

例句：It is a big leap in the process of cognition.

这是认识过程的一次大飞跃。

3.catch fire 失火；着火

例句：The dry grass catch fire, but we beat it out.

干草着火了，但我们把火扑灭了。

4.landed on 落地；跌落在

例句：He landed on a flat rock that jutted³ above the surface of the water.

他跌落在一块突出水面的岩石上。

1 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

2 gutted   

adj.容易消化的v.毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的过去式和过去分词 )；取出…的内脏

参考例句：

• Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望？我是伤心透了！
• The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 jutted   

v.（使）突出( jut的过去式和过去分词 )；伸出；（从…）突出；高出

参考例句：

• A row of small windows jutted out from the roof. 有一排小窗户从房顶上突出来。
• His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied. 他固执地扬起下巴，一副不肯罢休的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》