King and a queen

时间：2007-05-04 06:26:07

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There once lived a king and a queen who ruled a large kingdom. The king was short in vital parts and the queen had to seek solace1 with every Dick, Tom and Harry2.

After some time the king grew suspicious of the queen's escapades and wanted to punish the subjects willing to risk their lives for a fling with her.

He sought the services of his court magician to help identify the culprits. The magician built an invisible contraption that was attached to the queen's waist.

The mechanism3 was simple, it would slice any elongated4 object that ventured anywhere within an inch of the queen's waist.

Having set his trap the king set off on a hunting trip and returned to his palace after spending a sleepless5 week and burning with curiosity.

Immediately after his arrival he summoned the queen's private bodyguards6 to his foyer and having dispatched all attendants ordered them to undress.

All of them had lost their penises!

He next summoned the palace guards and the result was the same.

By mid-afternoon he realized that there was not a single male soul in the vicinity who had not lost his penis.

The only man left was his minister and to his surprise the king, on inspection7 found the only man who had a penis left on him!

Pleased with his minister's loyalty8 he asked him as to what punishment would befit all the others and in reply received only a blubbering sound from the minister's mouth.


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1 solace uFFzc     
n.安慰；v.使快乐；vt.安慰(物)，缓和
参考例句：
  • They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.他们日常生活很艰难，就在宗教中寻求安慰。
  • His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace.演艺事业突然一落千丈，他便借酒浇愁。
2 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
3 mechanism zCWxr     
n.机械装置；机构，结构
参考例句：
  • The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
  • The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
4 elongated 6a3aeff7c3bf903f4176b42850937718     
v.延长，加长( elongate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Modigliani's women have strangely elongated faces. 莫迪里阿尼画中的妇女都长着奇长无比的脸。
  • A piece of rubber can be elongated by streching. 一块橡皮可以拉长。 来自《用法词典》
5 sleepless oiBzGN     
adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的
参考例句：
  • The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
  • One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。
6 bodyguards 3821fc3f6fca49a9cdaf6dca498d42dc     
n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句
7 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
8 loyalty gA9xu     
n.忠诚，忠心
参考例句：
  • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
  • His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

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