【双语有声阅读】做男人/女人真棒,因为……(下)

Dry cleaners and hair cutters don't rob us blind.

干洗店和卷发器不会让我们没眼光。

We can leave the motel bed unmade.

我们可以不整理床铺直接离开旅馆。

We get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

一点点体贴的行为就能增加我们的信誉。

If we're 34 and single, nobody notices.

如果我们34岁，单身，没有人会注意到。

Everything on our face stays its original color.

我们的面庞还是过去的样子。

We can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger seat.

我们可以安静坐在车里享受旅程。

Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.

三双鞋子就足够了。

We don't have to clean our apartment if the meter reader is coming.

如果抄表员来到房间，我们不一定非要打扫房间。

We can drop by to see a friend without having to bring a little gift.

我们可以不带任何礼物去看朋友。

We are not expected to know the names of more than five colors.

我们不需要知道5种颜色以上颜色的名称。

We are unable to see wrinkles in our clothes.

在我们的衣服上没有褶皱。

Our belly¹ usually hides our big hips².

我们的肚子通常隐藏了我们的大屁股。

One wallet and one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons.

一年四季，我们都是一个钱包，一双鞋，一种颜色。

Christmas shopping can be accomplished³ for 25 relatives, on December 24th, in 45 minutes.

圣诞节，12月24日，我们大约花45分钟，为25个亲人买礼物。

It's Great to Be a Woman Because...

做一个女人真棒……

We got off the Titanic⁴ first.

我们遇到危难总是优先得救。

We can scare male bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder⁵ excuses.

我们可以害怕男老板，以神秘的妇科紊乱为理由。

If we marry someone 20 years younger, we know we look like an idiot.

如果和比我们年轻20岁的人结婚，那么我们看起来想笨蛋。

We have the ability to dress ourselves.

我们有能力为自己挑选衣服。

We can talk to people of the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.

在和异性说话的时候，我们不会想象对方一丝不挂的样子。

There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.

有时候巧克力真的能解决你所有的问题。

We can fully⁶ assess a person just by looking at their shoes.

我们完全可以通过看一个人鞋子来评判这个人。

We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence, because they aren't listening anyway.

我们可以评论一个男人在外表上有多糟糕，因为他们并不在意这些。

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 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

4 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

5 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。