unwelcome不受歡迎的,incurable 不可治愈的
【笑話原文】
An Unwelcome Hornor
A doctor came into the hospital ward and said to Mr. Johnson, "I have some good news and some bad news for you."
Then Mr. Johnson said, "Please, give me the good news first."
So the doctor said, "The doctors here are going to name an incurable disease after you."
【中文譯文】
寧可不要的榮譽
一位醫(yī)生走進醫(yī)院的病房,告訴強森先生:“我有一個好消息和一個壞消息要告訴你。” 強森先生說:“請先告訴我好消息吧!” 醫(yī)生說:“本院的醫(yī)師決定用你的名字,來為一種不治之癥命名。”
【詞匯講解】
1.unwelcome不受歡迎的。 He parried the unwelcome question very skilfully.他很巧妙地避開了那個不受歡迎的問題。
2.name after以…的名字命名。The machine is named after its inventor.這臺機器是以其發(fā)明者的名字命名的。
3.incurable不可治愈的。incurable illness不治之癥