【生词预览】

wrap包裹

【笑话原文】

Gift Wrapping

On the afternoon of Secretary Day, my co-worker and I finally found the time to get gifts for our secretaries. While at the store, my colleague noticed my disappointment. “What’s wrong?” he asked.

“They won’t provide gift wrapping,” I answered.

“No problem,” he said quickly. “I’ll ask my secretary to do it.”

【中文译文】

送给秘书的礼物

秘书节的下午，我和我的同事终于挤出时间去给我们的秘书买礼物。在商店里，我的同事看出我很失望。他问我：“出什么问题了?”我说：“他们不提供包礼物的服务。”他很快地说：“没关系，我可以叫我的秘书包。”

【词汇讲解】

1. wrap包裹。也有“缠绕”的意思：A vine wraps round a big tree.一根藤绕在一棵大树上。

2.secretary秘书。It takes a new secretary one month to break in.新来的秘书要一个月的时间熟悉工作。

3.disappointment失望。These children are prepared for the disappointments as well as the joys of life.这些孩子不仅准备享受生活的乐趣, 而且也准备经受生活中的失意。