Excrcise

Mrs. Smith couldn't get her husband to excrcise.

She asked Mrs. Jones what she should do.

Mrs. Jones replied, "Tape the remote control between his toes."

Notes:

1. Mrs. Smith couldn't get her husband to excrcisc.

史密斯太太没办法说服她的丈夫锻炼身体。

"get sb. to do sth."表示“促使某人做某事”，有“说服”的意思。

许多妻子都有这样的困扰，丈夫越來越懒，不爱运动，就只会坐在沙发上看电视、吃垃圾食物(junk food)，也就是美国所谓的“沙发马铃薯”(couch potato)。

exercise v.运动

couch n.长沙发

couch potato 整天躺在沙发上看电视的懒人

2.She asked Mrs. Jones what she should do.

她问琼斯大太该怎么办。

3. Mrs. Jones replied, "Tape the remote control between his toes."

琼斯大大回答：“把遥控器用胶带粘在他的脚趾间。”

既然丈夫那么爱看电视，为了能让丈夫运动，只有把电视遥控器粘在他的脚趾间，他不得不伸手去按，顺便做一下仰卧起坐(sit-up)。

remote adj.遥控的

remote control 遥控器

toe n.脚趾

sit-up n.仲卧起坐