英語笑話:CEO 總裁

Tom told his friend, "My brother has a job with ten thousand people under him."

His friend replied, "Wow! He must be the CEO of a corporation."

Tom said, "No，he cuts the grass in a cemetery."

Notes:

1. Tom told his friend, "My brother has a job with ten thousand people under him."

湯姆告訴他的明友：“我兄弟的手下有一萬人。”

"under"在這里可以指“在…的下面”，也可以指“在某人的監(jiān)督、掌控之下做…”例如，美國知名系列劇《六尺風(fēng)云》 (Six Feet Under),探討的是關(guān)于死亡的問題;如果我們說 "Someone is six feel under."，則表不“某人已經(jīng)死去。”

因為美國人會將棺材埋在六尺深的地下。

2. His friend replied, "Wow! He must be the CEO of a corporation."

他的朋友回答：“哇!他一定是公司的總裁。”

CEO 總裁(chicf executive officcr 的縮寫)

corporation [?k?:p??re??n]n.公司

3. Tom said, "No，he cuts the grass in a cemetery."

湯姆說：“不是，他幫公墓的草坪除草。”

cemetery [?sem?tri]n.公墓