双语有声阅读：触目惊心的账单

Shocking¹ Bill

 

触目惊心的账单

 

A young man had a new girlfriend,whom he wanted to impress

 

一年轻人新交了一位女朋友，为了给她留下好的印象

 

so he invited her to go to a world-famous restaurant with him one evening.

 

一天晚上他邀请女朋友去世界闻名的饭店吃饭。

 

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They dined² wonderfully and had numerous³ drinks;

 

他们吃了顿丰盛的饭菜并且还喝了各种各样的饮料。

 

they danced until midnight,and there was fine musical entertainment.

 

伴随着一场优雅的音乐会，他们跳舞一直到深夜。

 

The girl enjoyed the entire evening,

 

女孩整个晚上玩的很尽兴。

 

and was suitably impressed by everything she saw,

 

她所看到的一切，给她留下了深刻的印象，

 

including several film stars.

 

包括看到的几个影星。

 

Then the waiter brought the bill at the end of the evening,

 

这时，服务员拿来了这天晚上的消费的账单。

 

and when the young man saw how much he had to pay,

 

但年轻人看到账单时，

 

he was so shocked by the total that he went as white as a sheet.

 

他被账单上的数目惊呆了，脸色苍白。

 

The helpful waiter, who was watching his face,

 

服务员注视着他的脸，

 

thought he might be going to faint,

 

他认为这个年轻人要晕倒了。

 

so he quickly poured out a glass of ice cold water

 

于是，他拿来一杯冰水

 

and emptied it over the young man's head

 

泼在年轻人的头上，

 

Then he took the bill back and added to it:Iced water-- 50 cents.

 

然后他又拿来账单，并在上面加上:"冰水，50便士。"

1 shocking   

adj.令人气愤的；令人震惊的

参考例句：

• His attitude was shocking to her.他的态度令她感到震惊。
• Such behaviour is really shocking.这种行为真不像话。

2 dined   

v.吃饭，进餐( dine的过去式和过去分词 )；设宴款待，请客

参考例句：

• We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town. 我们同我父母在城里一家餐馆吃饭。
• We dined in sumptuous surroundings. 我们在富丽堂皇的环境中用餐。

3 numerous   

adj.为数众多的；极多的

参考例句：

• There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.两国政府间曾多次交换意见。
• There are numerous people in the square. 有许多人在广场上。