英语笑话听力+文本：数数你的肋骨

【生词预览】

suspicious怀疑的，poke戳，rib¹肋骨

笑话原文】

Counting Your Ribs²

Sometimes women are overly suspicious of their husbands. When Adam stayed out very late for a few nights, Eve became upset.

“You’re running around with other women,” she charged.

“You’re being unreasonable³, ” Adam responded. “You’re the only woman on earth.”

The quarrel continued until Adam fell asleep, only to be awakened⁴ by someone poking⁵ him in the chest. It was Eve.

“What do you think you’re doing? ” Adam demanded.

“Counting your ribs.”

中文译文】

数数你的肋骨

有些时候，女人总是对丈夫疑心太重。当亚当连续几个晚上不在家时，夏娃变得恼火起来。

“你在和别的女人交往，”她谴责他道。

“你无理取闹，”亚当回答。“你是地球上唯一的女人啊。”

直到亚当睡着了，争论才停止。可他又因为有人戳他的胸部而醒来。是夏娃。

“你到底在干嘛？”亚当问。

“数你的肋骨有多少根。”

词汇讲解】

1.suspicious多疑的。也有“可疑的”的意思：He is a suspicious character.他是个可疑人物。“表示怀疑的”：He shot a suspicious glance at me.他超我怀疑地看了一眼。

2.stay out不在家，在外。也有“呆在户外”、“坚持到……结束”的意思：stay out the whole long performance看完整场长时间的演出。还可表示“避开，不参与”：stay out of trouble不惹是非

3.run around交往，私通：run around with a bad crowd.与一伙坏人为伍。They’ve been running around together for some time.他们交往已有些时候了。

4.charge谴责。charge还有很多不同的含义，比如“归因于”：charge a fault upon sb.把过失归咎于某人；“控告”：charge sb. with murder指控某人犯谋杀罪；“要价”：charge high要价高。

5.demand询问。The policeman demanded the boy’s name.警察询问男孩的名字。“需要”：The task demands patience.这一任务需要有耐心。

6.rib肋骨。《圣经》里说，夏娃是由亚当的一根肋骨变成的。

1 rib   

n.肋骨，肋状物

参考例句：

• He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。
• He has broken a rib and the doctor has strapped it up.他断了一根肋骨，医生已包扎好了。

2 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

3 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

4 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。