人人说英语高级11

　　Unit 11 Social Relations

       Legs(E)

        In the first-class carriage on a trainthree men and a beautiful young girl join in a conversationThe young girl proposes,"If each of you gives me $10,I'll show you my legs."The men,charmed by this young girlall pull a ten-dollar bill out of their walletsThe girl pulls up her dress all the way to her legs in fullConversation continues,and the men,a bit excited,have all taken off their coatsThen the young girl says,"If you give me $100,I'll show you where I had an operation on my belly¹."All three hand the money to her.
The girl then turns to the windowand points outside at a building they're passing"See there in the distance.That's the hospital where I had it done!"Mark loved baked beans very much.
On his birthday,he walked past a cafeand the wonderful smell of baked beans overwhelmed² himSince he was still a couple of blocks from homehe figured he could eat some beans and then walk off any ill effectsSo he had two large helpings³ of beans,and then he walked all the way home.
His wife met him at the door and seemed excitedShe said,"Darling,I have the most wonderful surprise for you for dinner tonight!"She blindfolded⁵ him,and led him to his chair at the head of the tablemaking him promise not to peekAt this point,he was beginning to feel a fart coming onJust as she was about to remove the blinmdfoldthe telephone rang,and she went to answer itWhile she was gone,Mark shifted his weight to one leg and let goIt was not only loud but also smelly like a rotten eggHe felt for his napkin and fanned the air about himWhen he heard his wife ending her conversation on the phone,he neatly⁶ laid his napkin on his lap and put his hands on top of itHis wife removed the blindfold⁴ and yelled,"Surprise!"To his shockthere were eight dinner guests seated around the tablefor his surprise birthday party

1 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

2 overwhelmed   

[ overwhelm ]的过去式

参考例句：

• She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. 她感到愧疚难当。
• If (one was) overwhelmed by passion, it could lead to serious blunders. 当感情完全淹没理智时，就可能铸成大错。

3 helpings   

n.（食物）的一份( helping的名词复数 )；帮助，支持

参考例句：

• You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings! 你这个馋嘴！你已经吃了两份了！
• He had two helpings of pudding. 他吃了两客布丁。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 blindfold   

vt.蒙住…的眼睛；adj.盲目的；adv.盲目地；n.蒙眼的绷带[布等]； 障眼物，蒙蔽人的事物

参考例句：

• They put a blindfold on a horse.他们给马蒙上遮眼布。
• I can do it blindfold.我闭着眼睛都能做。

5 blindfolded   

v.（尤指用布）挡住（某人）的视线( blindfold的过去式 )；蒙住（某人）的眼睛；使不理解；蒙骗

参考例句：

• The hostages were tied up and blindfolded. 人质被捆绑起来并蒙上了眼睛。
• They were each blindfolded with big red handkerchiefs. 他们每个人的眼睛都被一块红色大手巾蒙住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。