The mean man's party_双语笑话

The mean man's party

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2011-06-08 01:22 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The notorious¹（声名狼藉的） cheap skate explaining² to a friend how to find his apartment³. He said⁴. ″Come up to 5M and ring the doorbell⁵ with your elbow⁶. When the door open. Push⁷ with your foot.″

″Why use my elbow and foot?″

″Well. Gosh,″ was⁸ the reply⁹. ″You're not coming empty-hangded, are you?″

一个出了名的吝啬鬼在向一个朋友解释怎么找到他家时说：“你上到五楼，找中间那个门，然后用你的胳膊肘按门铃。门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。”

“为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？”

“你的双手得拿礼物啊。天哪，你总不会空着手来吧？”吝啬鬼回答。

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1 notorious
adj.臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的
参考例句：
He was notorious as a gambler.他是臭名昭著的赌徒。 His short temper had become notorious.他的臭脾气是出了名的。

2 explaining
v.讲解，解释( explain的现在分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解
参考例句：
He is explaining how a machine operates. 他正在解释机器是如何运转的。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 He had a vague idea of finding Anne and explaining it all to her. 他隐约觉得要去找安妮，向她解释所发生的一切。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 apartment
n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间
参考例句：
How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？ Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

4 said
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

5 doorbell
n.门铃
参考例句：
She pressed on the doorbell.她按了按门铃。 I heard the doorbell ring,and went to see who was there.我听见门铃响，就去看谁来了。

6 elbow
n.手肘，急弯，扶手；v.用手肘推开，推挤
参考例句：
Please try to move your elbow.请活动一下你的肘关节。 He had a patch on the elbow of his jacket.他的上衣肘部有一块补丁。

7 push
vt.推；使突出，使伸出，使延伸；大力推进，推行；通过，促使；vi.推；推进；伸展
参考例句：
Don't push against me!别推我！ If you always push him too hard,he may make mistakes.要是你总逼他太紧，他可能会出错。

8 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

9 reply
n./v.回答，答复
参考例句：
He did not reply to her question right away.他没有马上回答她的问题。 We wait on your reply to our letter.我们等着你们的回信。