英文笑话【2】

I'M NOT HAVING IT ALL CUT OFF¹.

Miles² sometime³ went to the barber's during⁴ working hours to have his hair cut. But this was⁵ against⁶ the office rules: clerks⁷ had⁸ to have their hair cut in their own⁹ time. While¹⁰ Miles was at the barber's one day, the manager¹¹ of the office came¹² in by chance¹³ to have his own hair cut and sat¹⁴ just beside him.

"Hello, Miles," the manager said¹⁵. "I see that you are having your hair cut in office time."

"Yes, sir, I am," admitted¹⁶ Miles calmly¹⁷. "You see, sir, it grows in office time."

"Not all of it," said the manager at once. "Some of it grows in your own time."

"Yes, sir, that's quite true¹⁸." Answered Miles politely¹⁹, "but I'm not having it all cut off."

没把头发全剪掉啊！

麦尔斯有时在上班时间去理发馆理发，但这是违反办公室规定的：职员只能利用自己的时间理发。一天，正当麦尔斯理发时，经理碰巧也进来理发，而且就坐在他旁边。

"你好，麦尔斯，"经理说。"我看到你在上班时间理发了。"

"是的，先生。正是这样。"麦尔斯平静地承认了。"可先生，你看，头发是在上班时间长的。"

"不全都是吧，"经理立刻说，"有一些是在你自己的时间里长的。"

"对呀，先生，你说得很对。"麦尔斯礼貌地回答说，"但我并没有把头发全都剪掉啊。"

 

1 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

2 Miles   

n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积

参考例句：

• Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
• a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇

3 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。

4 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

7 clerks   

n.店员( clerk的名词复数 )；办事员；（议会、法院等的）书记员；簿记员

参考例句：

• Clerks transcribe everything that is said in court. 书记员把在法庭上所有的话都记录在案。
• The clerks are courteous. 店员们都很谦恭客气。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

9 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

10 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

11 manager   

n.经理；负责人

参考例句：

• The manager believes in him.经理信任他。
• In our company the manager has the last word.在我们公司经理有最后决定权。

12 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

13 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。

14 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

15 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

16 admitted   

adj.被承认了的，公认的

参考例句：

• Children unaccompanied by an adult will not be admitted. 儿童无成年人陪伴着不准入场。
• He admitted he had done her wrong and asked for forgiveness. 他承认曾经冤枉她，并且请求原谅。

17 calmly   

adv.平静地，沉着地

参考例句：

• I got up and walked calmly out into the early evening. 傍晚时分我起身平静地走了出去。
• He spoke calmly, but every sentence carried weight. 他说话沉着，但每句话都有分量。

18 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

19 politely   

adv.客气地，斯文地，殷勤地，优雅地，委婉地

参考例句：

• He has a politely diffident manner.他的态度是客气中带有羞怯。
• He cannot refuse if you ask politely.如果你客气一点的话,他是不会拒绝的。