英语笑话听力+文本：安全起见

【生词预览】

foyer门厅、休息室，step¹ on踩到

笑话原文】

To be on the Safe Side²

In a cinema, during³ a performance⁴, one of the audiences⁵ gets up, making his way along⁶ the row of seats⁷ and going⁸ out into the foyer.

A few⁹ minutes later¹⁰ he returns¹¹ and asks the man sitting at the head of the row.

"Excuse me, was¹² it your foot I stepped¹³ on when I was going out a moment ago?"

"Yes, but it doesn't really matter. It didn't hurt at all."

"Oh, no, it isn't that. I only want to make sure that this is my row."

中文译文】

保证没走错

在一家电影院里，一名观众在演出期间站了起来，沿着他那排位子走到休息室去了。

几分钟后，他回到那排位子并问坐在首位的那位男士道：

“对不起，请问我刚才出去的时候是踩着你的脚吗？”

“是的，不过没什么关系，一点也不疼。”

“噢，不，我不是这个意思。我只是想确认一下这是不是我的那排位子。”

词汇讲解】

1. to be on the safe side 为了安全起见
例：Just to be on the safe side, we have to leave ASAP. 为了慎重起见，我们必须尽快地离开这里。


2. make one's way 向……进发，朝……走去：I made¹⁴ my way towards¹⁵ the harbor¹⁶. 我朝港口的方向走。

3. at the head of... 在……的最前面；相反，“在……的结尾，末端”就是 at the end of...

4. step on one's foot 踩到某人的脚。 Sorry, I didn't mean to step on your foot. 对不起，我不是故意踩你的。

5.hurt疼痛／使受伤。现在流行的“伤不起”怎么翻译呢？就是can’t afford any hurt

1 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

2 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

3 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

4 performance   

n.履行，执行；性能，特性；表演，演出

参考例句：

• The performance lasted for three hours.表演持续了三个小时。
• His performance in the exams was not very good.他考得不很好。

5 audiences   

n.观众，听众，读者( audience的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They thought the arrival of television would deal a death blow to mass cinema audiences. 他们认为电视的问世将使观众涌向影院的现象不复存在。
• a storyteller who can hold audiences spellbound 讲故事能让听众如痴如醉的人

6 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

7 seats   

n.席位( seat的名词复数 )；（活动、机构等的）中心；所在地；有…座位的v.使就座( seat的第三人称单数 )；使就职；使获得座位（或席位）；可容纳若干座位

参考例句：

• We have provided seats for the convenience of our customers. 为方便顾客我们备有座位。
• When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats. 门一开，人们便疯狂地朝座位奔去。

8 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

9 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

10 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

11 returns   

n.回复( return的名词复数 )；利润；偿还v.返回，回来( return的第三人称单数 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• I have organized the cleaning on a day-to-day basis , until our usual cleaner returns. 我已安排了在清洁工回来之前每天的清洁工作。
• I'm acting as deputy till the manager returns. 我在经理回来之前代行他的职务。

12 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 stepped   

v.举步，行走，跨步( step的过去式和过去分词 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我一踩冰就裂了。
• She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. 介绍完毕后她就登上讲台。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

15 towards   

prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近

参考例句：

• The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
• He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。

16 harbor   

n.海港，港口；vt.庇护，藏匿；心怀(怨恨等)

参考例句：

• The harbor lies to the south of the city.港口在城市的南边。
• At that time,our ship was tied up at this harbor.当时我们的船停靠在这个港口。