英语笑话听力+文本：他被解雇了吗

【生词预览】

scheme计划，random¹任意的，strike up开始（谈话），reprimand训斥

笑话原文】

Was He Fired?

A co-worker had a unique scheme to meet women. He’d call a random number. If a man picked up, he apologized for dialing the “wrong” number. But when a woman answered, he’d strike up a conversation. One day, the department manager overheard him bragging³ how he averaged two dates a week from this ploy⁴. Was he fired? Did he receive a reprimand? No, he was named Director of Telemarketing.

中文译文】

他被开除了吗？

一个同事对付女人有一套。他随意打一个电话号码，如果是男人接电话，他就道歉说打错了。但如果是女人接电话，他就会搭上话。有一天，部门经理听见他吹嘘说，他用这套办法平均每星期约会两个女人。他被开除了吗？他收到训诫了吗？没有。他被任命为电话销售部主任了。

词汇讲解】

1.scheme计划. a scheme for the term’s work学期工作安排。也有“诡计”的意思：That so-called sale is a scheme to swindle the consumer.那场所谓的大贱卖其实只是个欺诈消费者的骗局。

2.random任意的／胡乱的。random killings胡乱杀戮；random bullets乱飞的流弹；a random talk漫谈。Ask some random students to join in a discussion.任选几名学生一起参加讨论。

3.strike up开始（谈话）。strike up a friendship开始建立友谊。 A military band struck up a funeral dirge⁵.军乐队奏起葬礼哀乐。

4.brag²吹嘘（及物／不及物）。He bragged⁶ about his new car.他吹嘘自己的新车。That is nothing to brag about.那没有什么可夸耀的。也可以作名词，是“大话”的意思：His brag was tiresome⁷ to listen to.他的自吹自擂听得人厌烦。

5.ploy计策／手段。a delaying ploy拖延之计；a bargaining ploy讨价还价的手段；a propaganda ploy宣传挤俩。This is a ploy to gain publicity⁸ for his new book.这是为他的新作求名的手段。在口语里，还有“忙碌的活动”的意思：Angling is his latest ploy.他最近忙着钓鱼。

6.reprimand训斥。The boy got a new reprimand from his teacher.那个男学生又收到老师一顿训斥。We can’t let his behaviour go without reprimand.我们不能让他任意胡来而不加谴责。

1 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

2 brag   

v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的

参考例句：

• He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
• His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。

3 bragging   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的现在分词 )；大话

参考例句：

• He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
• Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口，亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句

4 ploy   

n.花招，手段

参考例句：

• I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段。
• Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder,not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

5 dirge   

n.哀乐，挽歌，庄重悲哀的乐曲

参考例句：

• She threw down her basket and intoned a peasant dirge.她撂下菜篮，唱起庄稼人的哀歌。
• The stranger,after listening for a moment,joined in the mournful dirge.听了一会儿后这个陌生人也跟著唱起了悲哀的挽歌。

6 bragged   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He bragged to his friends about the crime. 他向朋友炫耀他的罪行。
• Mary bragged that she could run faster than Jack. 玛丽夸口说她比杰克跑得快。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 tiresome   

adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。

8 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。