赖世雄读英语笑话学英语之傻瓜(2)：你说什么？(双语)

Unit 2 You Said What? 你说什么？

Moe, Larry and Curly had been stranded on a desert island. They were walking along disconsolately when Moe happened to kick bottle lying in the sand. The bottle broke and a genie suddenly emerged before them.
莫伊、赖利和卷毛因船触礁搁浅而被困在一个无人荒岛上，他们寂寞无助地沿岸边走着，这时莫伊踢到沙滩上一只瓶子，那只瓶子破了后，突然出现一个精灵。

“Thank you, oh Masters, for releasing me from my captivity. For your kindness,please allow me to grant you each a wish.”
“谢谢你们从囚禁我的瓶子中把我放出来，我的主人。为了报答你们的恩惠，请让我为每位实现一个愿望。”

“Well, it’s not too difficult to figure out what I want,” said Moe. “I wish I were back home.”
“哦，我的愿望很容易想出来，”莫伊说“。我希望我能回到家里。”

No sooner had he said the words than he was back in dear old Brooklyn.
话一说完，莫伊就已在他可爱的布鲁克林老家中。

“I want to be back home, too,” said Larry, and he, too, was instantly transported.
“我也想回家，”赖利说，他马上也就被送走了

“Gee, it’s lonesome here without Moe and Larry,” said Curly. “I wish they were here to keep me company.”
“唉，没有莫伊和赖利，一个人在这里真无聊，”卷毛说“。我希望他们能回到这里陪伴我。”

英语知识点解说：

1.strand vt. 使搁浅；困住（通常用被动语态）
例：Lily kicked Louic out of the car, leaving him stranded along the highway.
（莉莉把路易踢出车外，让他一个人困在公路上。）

2.desert n. 沙漠 & a. 沙漠的；无人的
desert vt.遗弃
dessert n.餐后甜点（不可数，通常为冰淇淋、小蛋糕之类 ）
I had a dessert after the meal. （×）
（我吃了一杯冰淇淋当餐后甜点。）
I had an ice-cream cone for dessert after the meal.（○）
例:The Sahara Desert is the largest in the world.
（撒哈拉沙漠是世界最大的沙漠。）
Desert animals are adapted to their environment.
（沙漠中的动物能适应它们的生活环境。）
The rats are the first to desert a sinking ship.
（船沉时，老鼠是最先逃离的。）

3.disconsolately ad. 忧郁地
disconsolate a.忧郁的
例：The kind old man tried to encourage the disconsolate boy.
（仁慈的老伯伯试着鼓励那位忧郁的男孩。）

4.bottle n. 瓶子
bottleneck n. 瓶颈
例：All this road construction is creating bottlenecks all over the island.
（这些道路工程造成了全岛交通瓶颈。）

5.genie n. （阿拉伯童话中的）精灵
复数为 genii

6.emerge vi. 出现
submerge vi. 浸入；淹没
例：A hideous monster emerged from the lake.
（一个面目狰狞的怪物从湖中出现。）
Some men were still on the deck when the submarine submerged.
（潜水艇沉下时，有些人还待在甲板上。）

7.release n. & vt. 释 放；免 除
release sb from... 免除某人……
例：What a pleasant thing it is to release a captured bird!
（释放笼中的鸟是一件多么令人高兴的事啊！）
At this request, the actor was released from his contract.
（在他的要求下，这位演员摆脱了合约的限制。）

8.captivity n. 囚禁；拘留
captive a. 被俘虏的
hold sb captive 俘虏某人
例：Unable to bear captivity, the prisoner committed suicide.
（由于无法忍受拘禁，犯人自杀了。）
Mr. Wang held the burglar captive while Mrs. Wang went for the police.
（王先生制住了夜贼，而王太太则向警方报案。）

9.grant n. & vt. 赠 款；授 予
grant sb sth 赠予某人某物
=give sb sth
例：The new emperor gave his supporters large grants of land.
（新登基的皇帝赏赐效忠他的人大批土地。）

10.figure out... 想出……
例：I can't figure out what's wrong with this car.
（我搞不懂这辆车子到底出了什么毛病。）

11.instantly ad. 立 即 地（=immediately）
例：The occupants of the car were killed instantly when it was struck by the train.
（汽车内的人在火车撞上汽车时全都立即丧命了。）

12.transport vt. 运送
例：A truck driver's job is to transport good, smoke cigarettes and chew betel nuts.
（卡车司机的工作就是运输物品、抽烟和嚼槟榔。）

13.lonesome a. 孤寂的
例：The lonesome cowboy became more and more friendly with his horse.
（寂寞的牛仔对他的马越来越友善。）

14.company n. 陪伴
keep sb company 陪伴某人
例：I used to keep my dad company while he went about his work.
（我过去常陪伴我父亲工作。）。

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