Compliment
　　"Larry! Come here!" said his furious mother, putting the telephone down, " I’ve just had a call 　　from Mrs. Harrison about your behavior to her Doris at the school dance last night. You wretched, rude boy!"
　　"I was nice to her, Mum, really I was!" protested the youth.
　　"I even paid her a compliment when we had a dance."
　　"Did you, indeed?" said his mother grimly, "And what exactly did you say?"
　　"I said, Gosh, Doris, you sweat less than any fat girl I’ve ever danced with!"

恭维话
　　“拉里，你过来！”妈妈放下电话后生气地说，“我刚才接到哈里森夫人地电话，她告诉我你在昨晚的学校舞会上对多丽丝行为不好，你可耻，粗鲁！”
　　“妈妈，我对她很好，真的！”小伙子不服气地说。“当我和她跳舞时我还说了一句恭维她的话。”
　　“你真的这么做的吗？”妈妈严厉地问。“你的原话是怎么说的？”
　　“我说，啊呀，多丽丝，你比我跳过舞的任何胖姑娘出汗都少！”

NOTE
wretch¹ n.
不幸的人；潦倒的人
grimly adv.
严格地, 可怕地, 冷酷地
sweat [swet] n.
汗，汗珠
Sweat poured down his face as he ran.
他跑步时汗水从他脸上淌下来。

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