【生词预览】

crisis危机，undergraduate本科生，consolation安慰，litany唠唠叨叨的抱怨

【笑话原文】

Who Is This

My two sisters and I were all away at various colleges at the same time. One day, after facing one crisis too many and tired of being treated like just another undergraduate, I phoned home for some consolation and understanding of my unique problems.

When my dad answered, I immediately launched into my litany of frustrations with college life. As I paused to catch my breath, he said, "O.K., honey...now, fist of all, who is this?"

【中文译文】

哪个女儿

我和两个妹妹同时离开家去不同的大学读书。经历了太多的危机，也厌倦了受到与其他大学生相同的对待之后，有一天我给家里打了个电话，就我独有的问题寻求安慰和理解。 爸爸接起电话后，我立刻开始历数我大学生活中的挫折。当我停下来歇口气时，爸爸说：“好啦，亲爱的...现在，首先告诉我，你是我的哪一个女儿?”

【词汇讲解】

1.crisis危机。也有“关键阶段”的意思：Keep a cool head during the crisis.在危急关头要保持清醒的头脑。

2.consolation安慰。 This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。 3.launch开始。也可以指“发射”：I saw the launch of the rocket yesterday.我昨天看了火箭发射。