英语小达人 131 Too Close for Comfort

 　　Too Close for Comfort

　　第10单元 危险的亲密接触

　　A guy goes to a barbershop for his weekly shave. While the barber is foaming¹ him up, he mentions the problems he has getting a close shave around the cheeks.

　　有个家伙每个礼拜都会上理发店修面。理发师帮他涂泡沫时，他问怎样才能把脸颊上的胡子刮得更干净。

　　"I have just the thing," says the barber, who goes to his cabinet and comes back with a small rubber ball.

　　“我有个好东西，”理发师边说边去柜子那里拿了颗小橡胶球出来：

　　"Just place this on the inside of your cheek and you should be able to get a closer shave."

　　“只要把这颗球放进脸颊内侧，胡子就会刮得很干净了。”

　　The client places the ball in his mouth and the barber proceeds with the closest shave the guy has ever experienced.

　　于是这位客人把球放进嘴里，理发师继续修面时，他果然感受到刮胡刀和脸颊前所未有的亲密接触。

　　After a few strokes the client asks in garbled² speech.

　　刮了几下后，客人用含糊不清的声音问道：

　　"And what if I swallow it?"

　　“如果我不小心吞下去怎么办？”

　　"No problem," says the barber.

　　“没关系，”理发师说。

　　"Just bring it back tomorrow like everyone else does."

　　“明天再拿来就好了，反正别人也都是这样。”

1 foaming   

adj.布满泡沫的；发泡

参考例句：

• He looked like a madman, foaming at the mouth. 他口吐白沫，看上去像个疯子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is foaming at the mouth about the committee's decision. 他正为委员会的决定大发其火。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 garbled   

adj.（指信息）混乱的，引起误解的v.对（事实）歪曲，对（文章等）断章取义，窜改( garble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He gave a garbled account of what had happened. 他对所发生事情的叙述含混不清。
• The Coastguard needs to decipher garbled messages in a few minutes. 海岸警卫队需要在几分钟内解读这些含混不清的信息。 来自辞典例句