经典双语笑话 第80期:妻子的祈求

 Wife's Begging 妻子的祈求

Two men were talking at the break-room.  两位男士正在休息室淡论着。

One was telling the other about a fight he had had with his wife.  一位对另一位说起他与妻子的一场争斗。

"In the end" he said, "I had her begging on her knees." 他说：“最后，我迫使她跪下来求我。”

"What did she say?" asked the coworker. “她怎么求你的?”另一位很好奇。

"She told me to come out from under the bed." “她求我快点从床下爬出来。”

1.begging on one's knees 跪下请求

例句：I was practically on my knees but he still refused.

我几乎是苦苦哀求,但他依然拒绝。

2.break-room 休息室

例句：They also posted a copy of the memo¹ in the break-room.

他们还在休息室贴了一张备忘录的复印件。

3.the other 另一个

例句：He overlooked the other side of the question.

他忽略了问题的另一个方面。

4.in the end 最后

例句：He calmed down in the end.

他的情绪终于平定下来。

1 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？