经典双语笑话 第88期:让我教你

 Let Me Show You How 让我教你

A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work. 一家超市雇用了一个年轻人，他第一天上班报到。

The manager greeted him with a warm handshake¹ and a smile, gave him a broom²,and said, 经理热情地欢迎了他，和他握手微笑，之后递给他一把扫帚说，

"Your first job will be to sweep out the store." “你的第一份工作是打扫商店。”

“But I'm a college graduate," the young man replied indignantly³. “但是，我是名大学毕业生，”年轻人愤怒地回答道。

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that," said the manager. " “噢，对不起。我没注意，”经理说。

Here, give me the broom, I' ll show you how." “来，把扫帚给我—我教你如何做。”

1.hired by 受聘；由...雇佣

例句：Hurstwood is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs.

赫斯特伍德在另一家旅馆里打杂。

2.sweep out 清除；打扫

例句：When spring comes, we usually sweep out all the dirt from our garage.

春天来时,我们通常会清扫车库中的灰尘。

3.first job 第一份工作

例句：He was very nervous during his first job interview, which was understandable.

第一次面试时他很紧张,这是可以理解的。

4.college graduate 大学生

例句：I'm a college graduate and I still can't get a good job.

我是一个大学毕业生但我仍然找不到一份好工作。

1 handshake   

n.握手

参考例句：

• He welcomed me back with a smile and a handshake.他微笑着和我握手，欢迎我归来。
• Fawcett gave me a hearty handshake.福西特和我亲切地握了握手。

2 broom   

n.扫帚，灌木；vt.扫

参考例句：

• She is sweeping with a broom.她在用扫帚扫地。
• He stood his broom behind the door.他把扫帚立在门后。

3 indignantly   

adv. 愤慨地, 义愤地

参考例句：

• "I don't agree at all,'she answered indignantly. “我压根儿不同意，”她气愤地答道。
• He snorted indignantly and walked away. 他气愤地哼了一声，走开了。