A surgeon returned from a safari in Africa. 一位外科医生刚从非洲狩猎回来。

"How did it go?" asked his colleagues. “这次打猎顺利吗?”同僚问道。

"Oh , it was very disappointing," replied the surgeon. “喔，实在太令人失望了，”外科医生答道。

"I didn't kill a thing.  “我什么也没猎杀到，

In fact, I'd have been better off staying here in the hospital. " 实际上，还是待在医院里比较有成就感。”

1.safari 旅行；狩猎远征

例句：A team of african bearer come with us on safari.

有一队非洲脚夫和我们一起进行狩猎旅行。

2.return from 从某地返回

例句：She brooded on what to do if her son did not return from the war.

她默默想着如果儿子出征一去不还她该怎么办。

3.in fact 事实上；实际上

例句：He's not at all exciting, in fact he's really rather commonplace.

他毫不出奇, 实际上他平庸得很。

4.better off 富裕的；状况良好的

例句：Can any shift in the use of resources make some individuals better off?

资源利用中的转移会使一些人富裕起来吗？