fussy挑剔的, pick on挑選,dismay灰心
【笑話原文】
Buying A Hat
A lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat. As she was very fussy, it took her a long time to pick on one. Already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: "An excellent choice, madam. You look at least ten years younger with this hat on!" To his dismay, the lady took off her hat at once and said: "I don't want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as I take it off. Show me some more hats!"
【中文譯文】
買帽子
一位婦女到一家帽子店買帽子。她很挑剔,用了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才選好了一頂。已經(jīng)忍耐到極限的售貨員害怕她再改變主意,便恭維她:"你做了極好的選擇,夫人。你戴上這頂帽子看上去起碼年輕十歲!"但令他沮喪的是,這位女士馬上摘下了她的帽子說:"我不想要一頂摘下來便使我立刻顯得老十歲的帽子。多拿一些帽子給我看看!"
【詞匯講解】
1.fussy挑剔的。也可以指”瞎忙的, 大驚小怪的“:The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩討厭她那過分操心的父母。
2.pick on挑選。也可以指“招惹,找茬”:The older boys always picked on the younger ones.大孩子總是招惹小的孩子。
3.flatter阿諛。也有“給以愉快的感覺”的意思:The music flattered his ears.這音樂使他聽得很愉快。
4.excellent優(yōu)秀的,杰出的。 It's excellent that you are here.你在這兒太好了。
5.dismay灰心。也有“詫異”的意思: To their dismay, the door was locked.使他們驚慌的是, 門已被鎖上了。
6.take off取下。也有“離開”的意思: I'll take off now, and see you later.我現(xiàn)在就要走了, 回頭見。