经典双语笑话 第41期:能不能多支持我

 Can't You Be Little More Supportive? 你能不能多支持我一点?

The delighted young politician called his mother and reported enthusiastically, 一位年轻的政客打电话给他母亲，高兴地说道：

"Hey, Mom, I just won the election! " “嘿，妈，我刚赢得这次的选举呢!”

"Honestly, dear?" exclaimed his mother. “你没在骗我吧，亲爱的?”他的妈妈惊叫。

" Aw, Jeez, Mom, do you have to bring up something like that at a time like this?" “喔，妈!在这种时刻你还要提出像这样的问题吗?(你这时还不相信我吗/你还以为我是政客的虚假作风吗?)不相信我吗?”

1.a little more 多一点的

例句：For a moment he did not mind being a little more cooperative.

有一会儿他不反对再进一步合作。

2.enthusiastically 热心的；热情洋溢的

例句：It was a tribute to his popularity that, despite his errors of the past, his army enthusiastically welcomed himback.

尽管他过去犯有错误，他的部下仍旧热烈欢迎他回来，由此可见他人望之高。

3.win election 中选；赢得选举

例句：The socialists¹ look set for victory in/set to win the general election.

社会党人似已决意要在大选中获胜。

4.bring up 养育；教导；谈及

例句：The couple contrived² to bring up their children on a small income.

这对夫妻设法以菲薄的收入把孩子抚养成人。

1 socialists   

社会主义者( socialist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. 社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。
• The Socialists junked dogma when they came to office in 1982. 社会党人1982年上台执政后，就把其政治信条弃之不顾。

2 contrived   

adj.不自然的，做作的；虚构的

参考例句：

• There was nothing contrived or calculated about what he said.他说的话里没有任何蓄意捏造的成分。
• The plot seems contrived.情节看起来不真实。