经典双语笑话 第30期:我的牙齿好痛喔

 Now That Hurts 我的牙齿好痛喔!

The world's cheapest man finally went to the dentist to have his teeth fixed¹, 一个非常吝啬的守财奴终于去牙科看牙齿。

"Well, sir," said the dentist, “先生，”牙医说道，

"I'm afraid you've waited too long to get these teeth attended to. They'll all have to come out.” “恐怕你拖得太久了，这些牙齿都要拔掉才行。

"How much will that cost?" inquired the skinflint. “那得花多少钱?，’小气鬼问医生。

"A thousand dollars. " “一千块美金。”

Here 's a hundred ,"said the tightwad ,"Just loosen them up a bit."" “这里是一百块，”吝啬鬼说。“只要稍微把它们松动一点就好。

 

1.dentist 牙医

例句：I must make an appointment with the dentist.

我必须约个时间去看牙医师。

2.attended to 处理；照顾

例句：Has your business been attended to by her in your absence?

你不在的时候生意一直由她照料吗？

3.inquire 咨询；打听

例句：He was asked to inquire into this matter because it was very unnatural².

由于此事过于稀奇，所以才要求他去进行调查。

4.skinflint 小气鬼；守财奴

例句：There are some who may call you a "skinflint" because you seem too careful with your money.

由于你花钱似乎过于谨慎。有些人也许会叫你“守财奴”。

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

2 unnatural   

adj.不自然的；反常的

参考例句：

• Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗？
• She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。