看笑話學(xué)英語(yǔ):Refusal 拒絕

Refusal 拒絕

英語(yǔ)笑話

M: Can I buy you a drink?

W: Actually, I have the money.

M: Can I have your name?

W: Why? Don't you already have one?

M: I'm a photographer. I've been looking for a face like yours.

W: I'm a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for a face like yours.

M: Is this seat empty ?

W: Yes, and this one will be if you sit down.

M: Haven't I seen you some place before?

W: Yes. That's why I don't go there anymore.

M: Will you go out with me this Saturday?

W: Sorry. I'm having a headache this weekend.

M: I think I could make you very happy.

W: Why? Are you leaving?

中文翻譯

M：我可以為你買一杯飲料嗎？

W：實(shí)際上，我有錢。

M：我能有你的名字嗎？

W：為什么？你不是已經(jīng)有一個(gè)了嗎？

M：我是攝影師。我一直在尋找一張像你這樣的臉。

W：我是整容外科醫(yī)生。我也一直在尋找一張像你這樣的臉。

M：這個(gè)座位沒(méi)人坐吧？

W：是的，如果你坐下，我這個(gè)座位就沒(méi)人坐了。

M：我以前在什么地方見過(guò)你？

W：是的。這就是為什么我不再去那個(gè)地方的原因。

M：這個(gè)星期六你想跟我出去嗎？

W：抱歉，這個(gè)周末我將頭疼。

M：我想我會(huì)讓你非常開心的。

W：為什么？你要離開了嗎？

詞匯點(diǎn)睛

photographer [f??t?gr?f?(r)] n. 攝影師

plastic surgeon 整形外科醫(yī)生

empty [?empt?] adj. 空的，空閑的

go out with sb. 和某人出去約會(huì)

headache [?hede?k] n. 頭痛

口語(yǔ)實(shí)踐

A　I want you to have this.

B　Sorry, but I can't accept it.

A　我希望你接受這個(gè)。

B　抱歉，可是我不能接受它。

A　I hedged off if I should accept his present.

B　Why not? Just take it!

A　我不知道是否應(yīng)該接受他的禮物。

B　為什么不呢？拿著吧！

A　Will you marry me?

B　I don't think I'm ready for that kind of commitment yet.

A　你愿意嫁給我嗎？

B　我覺(jué)得我還沒(méi)有為那種承諾作好準(zhǔn)備。

★marry [?m?r?] v. 娶，嫁，和……結(jié)婚

★be ready for 為……作好準(zhǔn)備

★commitment [k??m?tm?nt] n. 承諾，保證

A　Will you accept this ring?

B　I am willing to take it.

A　你愿意接受這枚戒指嗎？

B　我很愿意接受。

★ring [r??] n. 戒指

★be willing to 愿意，樂(lè)意

Blind date 相親

英語(yǔ)笑話

After being with her all evening, the man couldn't take another minute with his blind date. Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave.

When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, put on a grim expression and said, "I have some bad news. My grandfather just died."

Thank heavens , his date replied. "If yours hadn't, mine would have had to!"

中文翻譯

和約會(huì)的對(duì)象呆了一晚上后，男人再也受不了了。他事先安排了一個(gè)朋友給他打電話，這樣他就能借故離開了。

當(dāng)他回到桌子旁，他垂下眼睛，裝出一副陰沉的表情，說(shuō)：“有個(gè)不幸的消息，我的祖父剛剛?cè)ナ懒??！?/p>

“謝天謝地，”他的約會(huì)對(duì)象說(shuō)，“如果你的祖父不死，我的祖父就得死了！”

詞匯點(diǎn)睛

blind date 相親

secretly [?si?kr?tli] adv. 秘密地

arrange [??re?nd?] v. 安排，準(zhǔn)備

excuse [?k?skju?s] n. 借口

put on 上演

grim [gr?m] adj. 無(wú)笑容的，令人沮喪的

expression [?k?spre?n] n. 表情

thank heavens 謝天謝地

口語(yǔ)實(shí)踐

A　Would you maybe wanna go out with me sometime?

B　Yeah, I'd like to.

A　某一天你也許會(huì)想和我約會(huì)嗎？

B　是的，我想。

A　Would you like to go out on a date with Linda?

B　I'm sorry, but I have plans tonight.

A　你想和琳達(dá)約會(huì)嗎？

B　不好意思，我今晚有安排了。

★go out on a date 出去約會(huì)

A　If you are free, maybe we can see the film.

B　That's wonderful.

A　如果你沒(méi)事，或許咱們能一起去看電影。

B　那太好了。

A　I'll pick you up at 7.

B　Thanks! See you then.

A　我7點(diǎn)鐘來(lái)接你。

B　謝謝，那到時(shí)候見。

笑話文化解讀

過(guò)去，美國(guó)的年輕人在婚前通常和父母住在一起。如今，有的年輕人依然如此。但多數(shù)年輕人的生活越來(lái)越獨(dú)立。他們有自己的工作。他們到處旅游。他們自己租房或是擁有自己的公寓和房子。他們等上很久的時(shí)間才結(jié)婚。在此期間，他們和人約會(huì)。

通常一位朋友會(huì)為兩位互不相識(shí)的未婚者撮合會(huì)面。這就叫做“初次約會(huì)”。約會(huì)的雙方都不是盲人。他們只是以前從未見過(guò)面而已。

在美國(guó)，約會(huì)有時(shí)并不具其他含意，也不表示必將成為特殊的伴侶。所以，如果他們想和某人見面談?wù)劵蚩磦€(gè)電影或一起吃個(gè)飯，以增進(jìn)雙方的友誼，共度一段愉悅的時(shí)光，盡可主動(dòng)大方地去邀約。如果你不想赴對(duì)方約會(huì)或?qū)Ψ接辛钅悴皇娣呐e動(dòng)，可以客氣但肯定地說(shuō)NO，彼此尊重是基本的交往原則，也是每個(gè)人的權(quán)利。