英語笑話:The surf was too loud 海浪聲太大了

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Some people just aren't happy unless they have something to complain about. I stayed in a beautiful hotel right on the beach in California -- an idyllic spot, you would think. But while I was waiting to check out, I heard the manager ask another guest, "Did you enjoy your stay?"

"Not really," the man said grimly.

"I'm sorry to hear that," the manager apologized.

"What was the problem?"

"The surf was too loud."

中文譯文】

除非讓他們抱怨一下，要不，有些人永遠(yuǎn)不會高興。 (有一次)我住在加州一家漂亮的海邊酒店---- 你會覺得那是一個田園風(fēng)景點(diǎn)。 但是，在我等待結(jié)賬退房的時候，我聽到經(jīng)理問題另一名客人，“您在這住得滿意嗎?”

“不怎么滿意” 那人一臉嚴(yán)峻地說。

“我很抱歉聽到這個”， 經(jīng)理表示了歉意。

“是有什么問題嗎?”

“海浪聲太大了。”

重點(diǎn)詞匯】

1.idyllic adj. 田園詩的

如：An idyllic, beautiful place.

行宮，華廈優(yōu)閑而美麗的地方

Charmingly simple and serene; idyllic.

恬靜的宜人和寧靜的; 田園式的

2.grimly adv. 嚴(yán)格地，冷酷地，可怕地

3.unless conj. 除非，如果不

如：I sleep with the window open unless its really cold.

我總是開著窗戶睡覺，除非天氣非常冷才關(guān)上窗戶。

I won't go to the party unless I'm invited.

除非我被邀請，否則我不會去參加晚會的。

4.complain about 抱怨，發(fā)牢騷

如：We shouldn't complain about being poor many families are much worse off (than we are).

我們不應(yīng)該因為窮而叫苦連天--許多人的家境(比起我們來)還要糟得多呢。

Consumers are encouraged to complain about faulty goods.

要鼓勵消費(fèi)者對劣質(zhì)商品投訴。

Stop moaning; you really have nothing to complain about.

不要再抱怨了，實際上你是沒有什么事可抱怨的。