envelope 信封，torrential 倾泻的，dispatch 派遣
【笑话原文】
Not in An Envelope
Torrential rainstorms were knocking down power lines all over town. I had to dispatch repairmen right and left. When I called a customer to get her address, she replied, “I’m at Post Office Box 246.” I said, “Ma’am, we’ll be coming to you in a truck, not an envelope.”
【中文译文】
不是装在信封里
倾盆大雨造成全城多处停电。我只好调度修理人员东奔西跑。我打电话问一个顾客的地址。她回答说：“我在邮政信箱246号。”我说：“夫人，我们是开着卡车去，不是装在信封里去。”
【词汇讲解】
1. envelope 信封。Address an envelope and put the letter in it. 把地址写在信封上, 把信装进信封里。
2. torrential 倾泻的。 That summer a torrential rain poured down for two days and nights. 那年夏天,一场暴雨下了两天两夜。
3. knock down 击倒。也可以指“拆卸”：Why are they knocking down the wall? 他们为什么在拆墙?
4. dispatch 派遣。也可以指“匆匆吃完”：We soon dispatched the chocolate cake. 我们很快就吃完了巧克力蛋糕。
5. ma’am 太太，夫人/主妇/喜欢差使人的女子
6. truck 卡车。也可以作动词，指“用卡车装运”。
