英文幽默笑话：巧合

 Coincidence 

　　A woman was singing. One of the guests turned to a man by his side and criticized¹ the singer. 

　　What a terrible voice! he said. Do you know who she is? 

　　Yes, was the answer. She is my wife. 

　　Oh, I beg² your pardon. The man said, Of course her voice is not bad, but the song is very bad. I wonder who wrote that awful song. 

　　I did. was the answer. 

　　巧合 

　　一位女士正在唱歌。一位客人转身对他旁边的男士批评道： 

　　多难听的嗓音！他说，你知道她是谁吗？ 

　　知道，男士回答，她是我太太。 

　　噢，请你原谅。客人说，当然，她的嗓音并不坏，但那歌实在太差了。我想知道那是谁写的歌。 

　　是我。男士回答道。

1 criticized   

vt.批评(criticize的过去式)v.评论，批评( criticize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The decision was criticized by environmental groups. 这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。
• The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence. 这部电影因明显地美化暴力而受到了指责。

2 beg   

v.乞求，乞讨；恳求，请求

参考例句：

• He has to beg on the street to survive.他为了生存，不得不在街头乞讨。
• I beg you to pay attention.我请你们注意听课。