英语小达人 197 Is Your Wife at Home Now

 　　Is Your Wife at Home Now

　　你妻子现在在家吗

　　The boss arrived at his office with a terrible headache. "That's funny, boss." Commented an employee¹. "A few days ago, I had a terrible headache too, but it didn't last long. My wife pulled me over the sofa, gave me a big hug and a kiss, my headache went away."

　　老板来到办公室，头疼得很厉害。“真是好玩，老板。”一个职员说，“几天前，我也头痛得很严重，可是并没有疼痛多久。我妻子把我拉到沙发上，给了我一个大大的拥抱，亲了我一下，我的头立刻就不疼了。”

　　The boss put on his hat. "I've tried everything else," he muttered². "Is your wife at home now?"

　　老板戴上帽子。“其他所有的办法我都试过了。”他说，“你妻子现在在家吗？”

1 employee   

n.职员，员工，受雇人员

参考例句：

• Each employee received a like bonus.每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
• They brought around a new employee this morning.他们今天早晨请来了一位新雇员。

2 muttered   

轻声低语，咕哝地抱怨( mutter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He muttered a curse at the other driver. 他低声咒骂另一位开车的人。
• She turned away and muttered something unintelligible. 她转向一旁，嘴里不知咕哝些什么。