我的牙齒好痛喔!
The world's cheapest man finally went to the dentistto have his teeth fixed.
一個非常吝嗇的守財奴終于去牙科看牙齒。
"Well, sir," said the dentist,
“先生,”牙醫(yī)說道,
"I'm afraid you've waited too long to get these teeth attended to. They'll all have to come out.”
“恐怕你拖得太久了,這些牙齒都要拔掉才行。
"How much will that cost?" inquired the skinflint.
“那得花多少錢?,’小氣鬼問醫(yī)生。
"A thousand dollars. "
“一千塊美金。”
Here 's a hundred ,"said the tightwad ,"Just loosen them up a bit."
“這里是一百塊,”吝嗇鬼說。“只要稍微把它們松動一點就好。
1.dentist 牙醫(yī)
例句:I must make an appointment with the dentist.
我必須約個時間去看牙醫(yī)師。
2.attended to 處理;照顧
例句:Has your business been attended to by her in your absence?
你不在的時候生意一直由她照料嗎?
3.inquire 咨詢;打聽
例句:He was asked to inquire into this matter because it was very unnatural.
由于此事過于稀奇,所以才要求他去進行調(diào)查。
4.skinflint 小氣鬼;守財奴
例句:There are some who may call you a "skinflint" because you seem too careful with yourmoney.
由于你花錢似乎過于謹慎。有些人也許會叫你“守財奴”。