Coincidence 巧合

英语笑话

A woman was singing. One of the guests turned to a man by his side and criticized the singer.

What a terrible voice! he said. "Do you know who she is?"

Yes, was the answer. "She is my wife."

Oh, I beg your pardon. The man said, "Of course her voice is not bad, but the song is very bad. I wonder who wrote that awful song."

I did. was the answer.

中文翻译

一位女士正在唱歌。一位客人转身对他旁边的男士批评这位女士。

“多难听的嗓音啊！”他说，“你知道她是谁吗？”

“知道，”男士回答，“她是我太太。”

“噢，请你原谅。”客人说，“当然，她的嗓音并不坏，但那歌实在太差了。我想知道那是谁写的歌。”

“是我。”男士回答道。

词汇点睛

criticize [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] v. 批评，批判

口语实践

A　Stop doing that.

B　Does it bother you?

A　别那么做。

B　这妨碍你了吗？

A　Could you change the channel? I hate soap operas.

B　Sorry. Let me watch several minutes.

A　你能不能换个频道啊？我讨厌肥皂剧。

B　抱歉，再让我看几分钟吧。

★channel [ˈtʃænl] n. 频道

★soap opera 肥皂剧

A　How many times do I have to tell you? Stop it.

B　I didn't mean to. I'm sorry.

A　我得跟你说多少次？别这么干。

B　我不是故意的，对不起。