202. Al and Myrtle艾尔和默特尔 slander-slump
Al and Myrtle are husband and wife. Their relationship is sometimes in a slump. Al comes home from work and Myrtle catches him at the dooor.
“Hi, honey. I’m home,” says Al.
“Take off your shoes, you slovenly sloth,” barks Myrtle.
“Sweetie pie, you know I was thinking of you all day at my job putting up advertising slogans in the slum.”
“Slogans in the slum! What kind of slothful job is that? You probably just spend all day slandering people. You’re a good for nothing slimy slug. Here I am at home all day doing housework for you: slicing vegetables for dinner, taking care of Al Junior, mopping the floor. And you’re out goofing around in the slums. By the way, be careful. The floor’s slippery. Don’t slip.”
“Oh Myrtle. You know when I come home and see your beautiful face and your slender figure, I just”
“Can it, you sloppy slob. Put on your slippers.”
Al still hasn’t put on his slippers, “By the way, where is little Al?”
“He’s out in the backyard on the slope playing on the slide. Watch him. Make sure he doesn’t fall off.”
Al goes into the backyard where Al Junior, 4, is on the slide. Al is stuck at the top because the slide is not sloping enough. It’s too sluggish. So Al gives it a slight slant and Al Junior starts to slide, but he falls off and begins to cry, so he takes Al Junior inside.
Al Junior is not hurt, but he is crying and there is a little slime coming from his nose. When Myrtle sees this, she explodes. “You idiot! I’m going to kill you!” She tries to slap him, but he ducks, so she gets the kitchen knife and begins to slash. Al runs out the front door. It’s OK. He’ll be back before it’s slumber time.
slander n.诽谤v.说…的坏话
slant n.斜面,倾向v.(使)倾斜,歪向
slap v.掌击,拍击
slash vt.大量削减,砍
slender adj.苗条的,纤细的
slice n.薄片,部分,份vt.切成薄片,切下
slide v.(使)滑动,(使)滑行n.幻灯片,滑,滑动
slight adj.轻微的,微小的,微不足道的
slime n.黏土,黏液
slimy adj.黏糊糊的,(分泌)黏液的
slip n.片,纸片,移动,错位v.滑动,滑倒
slipper n.拖鞋
slippery adj.(指物体表面)滑的
slogan n.口号,标语
slope n.斜坡,斜面
sloping adj.倾斜的,有坡度的
sloppy adj.潮湿的,多阴雨的,不清洁的
sloth n.树懒(一种动物),懒虫
slothful adj.迟钝的,懒惰的
slovenly adj.不洁的,马虎的
slug n.慢吞吞的人(或物)
sluggish adj.行动迟钝的,懒惰的
slum n.贫民窟
slumber n.睡眠
slump v.猛然落下n.跌落 |