经典双语笑话 第17期:哦，你做的真好

 Oh，good job 哦，你做的真好

Moe, Larry, and Curly were wandering in the Arabian desert when they were captured by a band of ferocious¹ Bedouin. 莫伊。赖利和卷毛三个傻瓜走在阿拉伯沙漠中时，一群残暴的贝都因人把他们抓了起来。

"By the code of the desert you miserable² infidels must be destroyed," declared their savage³ leader. "Set up the guillotine !" “依据我们沙漠的规定，你们这些可怜的异教徒必须被处死，”野蛮的首领说道。“把断头台架设好。”

Moe was the first to be ordered to the death instrument. 莫伊首先被命令上断头台。

The blade descended⁴ but, amazingly, stopped just short of his neck. 但令人惊讶的是，刀具落下时在接近脖子地方就停止不动了。

"It's a miracle! " declared the Arab. "Release him!" “这是个奇迹!”这位阿拉伯人说道。“把他放走!”

Next, Larry placed his head under the huge, razor-sharp blade. But once again it stopped short of his neck. 接着赖利把头放在像剃刀刀片一样锐利的大刀之下，但又一次刀子在接近他的颈部地方停了下来。

"By Allah, another miracle!" affirmed the sheik once more. "Release him! " “奉阿拉真主之命，又是另一个奇迹!”酋长又一次宣布。“放了他!”

Finally, Curly was led to the ominous⁵ device. Looking closely he noticed a splinter of wood blocking the path of the blade. 最后卷毛被带到那不吉利的断头台上，仔细察看后，他发现一块小木片挡住了刀锋的去路。

"Well, no wonder it's not working," he announced. “难怪它没反应，”他大声说道。

"Here's your problem right here." “你们的问题就在这里。”

1 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

2 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

3 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

4 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

5 ominous   

adj.不祥的，不吉的，预兆的，预示的

参考例句：

• Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
• There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。