bodyguard保鏢,pistol手槍,evaluate評估
笑話原文】
Hire A Bodygaurd
When my new job required me to transport valuables, I decided I needed a gun for protection. Since I knew next to nothing about firearms, I joined a pistol club. After watching and evaluating my technique for a few weeks, the instructor pulled me aside.
“Are you open to a suggestion?” he asked.
“Absolutely,” I replied.
“Hire a bodyguard,” he said.
中文譯文】
雇一個保鏢吧
我的新工作需要我運送一些貴重物品。我覺得我應(yīng)該有一支槍來保護自己。由于我對武器幾乎一竅不通,就參加了一個手槍俱樂部。教員對我的技能觀察和評價了幾個星期之后,把我叫到一邊。他問我:“你愿意聽聽我的建議嗎?”
我說:“當然。”
他說:“雇一個保鏢吧。”
詞匯講解】
1.bodyguard保鏢。a bodyguard to sb.某人的保鏢。The president was surrounded by a small bodyguard.總統(tǒng)由一小隊保衛(wèi)人員團團圍住。還可以作及物動詞使用:bodyguard sb. all the way to the gate 一路護送某人到大門口。
2.transport運輸。goods transported to India運往印度的貨物。還有“使欣喜若狂”的意思:He was transported with joy.他喜不自勝。“把…帶入特定境地”:Alone in her hotel room, a fever of longing transported her to her bedroom at home.她獨自一人在旅館房間里,一陣思家之情似乎把她帶到了家中的臥室。
3.next to幾乎。We had next to nothing to say to one another.我們之間幾乎么有什么話好說。還可以指“貼近”:The hotel is next to the church.旅館就在教堂隔壁。“居于…之后”:My sister is the next to oldest.我姐姐排行老二。
4.pistol手槍。Pistol shooting events include free pistol, rapid fire pistol, standard pistol, air pistol, and sport pistol.手槍射擊包括: 自選手槍射擊,手槍速射,標準手槍射擊,氣手槍射擊和運動手槍射擊。
5.evaluvate評估。He evaluated the horses at thirty-five dollars a head.他將這些馬定價為每匹35美元。How would you evaluate yourself?你對自己將如何評價? 也可以作不及物動詞:We come as critics, to scrutinize and to evaluate.我們是來挑刺的,來細細查看并給予評估的。
6.instructor教員。搭配上不同的詞,可以表示各種教員,比如:fitness instructor 健美師;technical instructor 技術(shù)指導(dǎo)講師; an assistant instructor 助教。