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我只举几个幽默句子来帮助理解。
beneath
场景再现:美国人老爱问“鸡为什么过马路”,不同的人有不同的答案,对相对论颇有研究的爱因斯坦的答案是:
Albert Einstein: Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends on your frame of reference.
爱因斯坦:鸡过马路还是马路在鸡下面移动要看你的参照物。
There were still some hurdles[栏栅] to be overcome, but fortunately with my lack of height I felt I could run beneath them.
我仍然需要克服一些障碍,但幸运的是以我的高度我感觉我能够从下面跑过去。
注:碰到困难,不是克服困难,而是绕过困难。
under
What did the policeman say to the belly?
You’re under a vest.
警察对肚子说什么?
你在接受调查(你穿着个背心)
注:Vest: 背心;调查
Why did the ex-chauffeur lie under the mule?
To see why the mule didn’t go.
为什么前任专业司机躺在骡子下面?
(他在)看为什么骡子不走。
注:以前车不走了,他总是钻到车底下检修汽车。
场景再现:汽车标贴:
Lost your cat? Look under my tires
你的猫丢了?看看我的轮胎下面。
May the man be damned and never grows fat who wears two faces under one hat.
诅咒那些一顶帽子下有两张脸的人永不发福。
注:Two-faced两面派。
Dick: Pick up that trunk you dropped. Mr. Cross doesn’t want it there.
Nick: Who is Mr. Cross?
Dick: The man under the trunk.
Dick:把你掉在地上的箱子捡起来,Cross先生不想它在那儿。
Nick:谁是Cross先生。
Dick:箱子下面那个人。
below
Subway conductor: Why won’t you be my wife? We’ve been meeting here on the platform every day for months. I love you!
Passenger: I’m sorry, my mother told me never to marry below my station!
地铁售票员:为什么你不愿意成为我妻子?好几个月了我们天天在站台上见面。我爱你。
乘客:对不起,我妈妈告诉我千万不要和比我低的人结婚。
场景再现:所谓的上等人生活纸醉金迷,下层人过着诚实善良的生活,上等人说:
If the people below us don’t set a good example, what are they good for?
如果下层人不给我们树立好榜样,他们到底还有什么用? |
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