Joke: Bicycling Uphill

时间：2007-08-24 08:18:42

（单词翻译:单击）

Panting1 and sweating, two men on a tandem2
bicycle finally made it to the top of a
steep hill.

"That was a tough climb," said the front rider.

"Sure was," replied the second. "And if I
hadn't kept the brake on, we would have slid
down backward."
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1 panting imSzIB     
(发动机等的)喷气声
参考例句：
  • She finished the race panting heavily. 她跑完比赛气喘吁吁的。
  • After the long race, the runner was panting for breath. 长跑之后，那个运动员正在喘气。
2 tandem 6Ibzp     
n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的
参考例句：
  • Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
  • He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。

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