Desperation

    One night, as a couple laid down for bed, the husband gently tapped his wife on the shoulder and started rubbing¹ her arm. The wife turned over and said, "I'm sorry, honey, I've got a Gynecologist(妇科医生) appointment tomorrow."The husband, rejected, turned over and tried to sleep. Later, he rolled back over and tapped his wife again. This time he whispered² in her ear, "Do you have a dentist appointment tomorrow, too?"

1 rubbing   

n. 摩擦, 研磨, 按磨

参考例句：

• This insect makes its strange noise by rubbing its back legs together. 这只昆虫摩擦它的两条后腿发出一种奇怪的声音。
• Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball,but his teammates kept rubbing it in. 本来杰瑞就很不高兴，因为他失了球，而他的队友们还一再提那件事。

2 whispered   

adj.耳语的，低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 )；私语；小声说；私下说

参考例句：

• She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来，对我耳语了几句。
• His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》