经典双语笑话 第55期:心满意足的客户

 A Satisfied Gustomer 一位心满意足的客户

A rough looking fellow strolled into the bank and walked up to the teller¹. 有一位相貌粗鲁的家伙走进银行对柜台职员说:

"I wanna open a god-damned checking account. " “我想开个你他妈的活期存款账户。”

"CertainLy, sir," replied the young lady,  “当然可以啦，先生，”年轻的小姐回答说，

“but there's no need to use that kind of language." “但没有必要使用那种字眼。”

"Hey, get your ass² in gear, will ya?  “嘿，你他妈的能不能快一点吗?

I'm in a hurry. 我在赶时间呢!”

"Sir, I’m not used to being spoken to in that way. " “先生，我不习惯别人那样子对我说话。”

"I wanna open a fucking checking account, and I want to do it now, understand?" “我要开一个××的活期存款账户，而且要现在就办，懂了吗?”

"Sir, I'm going to get the manager," said the indignant young lady. “先生，我去找经理来。”气愤的年轻小姐说着。

Soon she returned with the manager, a dignified³ white haired gentleman who asked,  不久她带了经理回来，那位满头白发、看起来很庄严的老先生问道：

"What seems to be the trouble, sir?" “先生，到底有什么问题吗? ’

“I just won $10,000,000 in the lottery⁴, and I want to open a goddamn checking account. " “我刚中彩券得了一千万美元，我想开个你他妈的活期存款账户。”

"I see," said the manager warmly.  “我知道了，”经理说道，

"And this bitch is giving you trouble?" “而这个臭婊子在给您添麻烦，是吧?”

1.stroll into 漫步走进；晃晃悠悠的走进

例句：Would you stroll into a police station afterward⁵ and take a guy hostage?

你会事后晃进警察局抓个人作人质么?

2.walk up to 走向；走近

例句：She walk up to the desk and ask to see the manager.

她走到办公桌前要求见经理。

3.checking account 活期存款；支票账户

例句：Could you tell me the difference between a savings⁶ account and a checking account?

请告诉我储蓄存款与支票存款的区别好吗？

4.in gear 处于...状态；准备就绪

例句：When the car is in gear it will move.

汽车挂上档以后，就可以开动了。

1 teller   

n.银行出纳员；(选举)计票员

参考例句：

• The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
• The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。

2 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

3 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。

4 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

5 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

6 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。