经典双语笑话 第49期:谁在放屁

 Okay, Who Cut the Cheesee? 谁在放屁?

A young man was visiting his girlfriend's parents for the first time. 有位年轻人第一次去拜访女朋友的父母亲。

He had been quite nervous about it,  他好紧张，

and his nervousness was manifesting itself as gastric¹ distress². 紧张到肠胃不舒服。

Agonizingly, he felt the urgent need to release some intestinal³ gas. 令人苦恼的是，他急着要排除肠内的空气。

Surreptitiously, he emitted a "silent but deadly. " 于是他放了个臭得要命的闷屁。

"Rover! " the girlfriend's mother admonished⁴. “路宝!”女朋友的妈妈警告家里的狗。

The young man realized that the family dog was sitting under his chair,  那个老兄知道他女朋友家的狗就坐在他椅子下，

and saw a way out of his difficultieis. 想出了一个解决难题的方法来。

Desperately⁵ seeking relief, he let out a Larger hooter. 他急于舒解，便放了一个更大的响屁。

"Rover!" shouted the mother. “路宝!”妈妈又一次叫着她家的狗。

Thinking his problems were over for sure,  年轻人以为他的问题已经结束了，

the young guy emitted a real window rattler. 于是他放了一个连窗户都为之振动的大响屁。

"Rover ! " cried the mother,  “路宝!”妈妈喊道，

"Get over here before he shits on you." “快过来这边，免得他在你身上拉屎!”

1.cut the cheese 放屁

例句：He cut the cheese, so everyone left the room.

他放了一个屁，所有人都离开了房间。

2.urgent need 迫切需要；急需

例句：He swiftly dismissed the kaleidoscope of memory, oppressed by the urgent need of the present.

眼前有急于要办的事逼迫着他，他一下子打消了记忆中的那些千变万化的情景。

3.gastric distress 肠胃不适；胃痛

例句：Avoid carbonated beverages⁶ which, when coupled with stress, increase stomach bloating and gastric distress and decrease alertness.

不要喝碳酸饮料，喝了它，如心情紧张，就会加重胃涨及胃部不适，分散注意力。

4.see a way 找到方法；想出主意

例句：Do you see a way of getting round the problem?

你找到解决这问题的办法吗？

1 gastric   

adj.胃的

参考例句：

• Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.矿工是极易患某几种胃癌的高风险人群。
• That was how I got my gastric trouble.我的胃病就是这么得的。

2 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

3 intestinal   

adj.肠的；肠壁；肠道细菌

参考例句：

• A few other conditions are in high intestinal obstruction. 其它少数情况是高位肠梗阻。 来自辞典例句
• This complication has occasionally occurred following the use of intestinal antiseptics. 这种并发症偶而发生在使用肠道抗菌剂上。 来自辞典例句

4 admonished   

v.劝告( admonish的过去式和过去分词 )；训诫；（温和地）责备；轻责

参考例句：

• She was admonished for chewing gum in class. 她在课堂上嚼口香糖，受到了告诫。
• The teacher admonished the child for coming late to school. 那个孩子迟到，老师批评了他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

6 beverages   

n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
• regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例