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通过幽默句子学习高中英语生词——A字母打头 (3)

(2008-07-07 15:14:41)
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通过幽默句子学习高中英语生词——A字母打头 (3)

Apologize 动词:道歉
    If an Englishman gets run down by a truck, he apologizes to the truck.
    如果一个英国人被一辆卡车撞倒,他向卡车道歉。
注:英国人非常绅士,被卡车撞了以后还彬彬有礼地冲卡车道歉。
    Worn-out baby-sitter to returning parents: Don’t apologize for being late.
    I wouldn’t be in a hurry to come home either.
疲惫的临时保姆对回来的父母说:别因为回来晚了向我道歉,换了我也不着急回家。
注:小孩儿把他(她)折磨得筋疲力尽了。    
    Appear 不及物动词    
    1、出现;显现
    Judge: Have you ever appeared before this court in any other suit?
Lawyer: Why, yes …the navy pinstripe. (海军细条纹衣服)
法官:你在其它案件中在本法庭上出现过吗?(你穿着其它衣服在本法庭上出现过吗?)
律师:为什么问这个,好——海军细条纹衣服。    
    2、到达;露面
    He pomised to be here at five o’clock but didn’t appear until

six the next year.
    他答应四点钟来,可是到一年以后六点钟才到。    
    3、发表或出版
    You photo will appear next day on the front page.
    你的照片第二天就会出现在头版上。    
    4、显得;似乎
    It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove
    all doubt.
闭着你的嘴,显着愚蠢要比张开嘴完全去掉人们的疑虑好。
注:闭着嘴只是显着愚蠢,张开嘴一说话,人们就知道他真得愚蠢了。    
    Justice must not only be done but must appear to be done ---- and must be paid for being done.
正义不只是一定要得到伸张,而且至少要看起来得到了伸张——并且必须因为得到了伸张而得到支付。
注:有些律师口口声声说是为了正义,但为了钱,他们掩盖事实,好象正义得到了伸张,实际上罪犯逃脱了法律的制裁,他们也因此得到了很好的报酬。   
Appreciate动词    
    1、理解;欣赏;高度评价
    I so appreciate your point of view that I almost regret

dismissing it
我很欣赏你的观点,几乎后悔我当时没有接受它。
注:“几乎后悔”还是“不后悔”。类似的幽默思维句子:我几乎后悔那天打了你。    
    APPRECIATE ME NOW. AVOID THE RUSH.
现在欣赏我吧,不要着急。
注:你面戴微笑很慈祥地对同学们这么说。    
    Sir, I really appreciate your giving me a piece of your mind ____ especially when your inventory(库存) is so low.
先生,我真的非常感谢你把你的一些思想给我——特别是在你的库存已经这么少的情况下。
注:别人给你提了点儿建议(give you a piece of my mind),你可以这么回答。意思是“你肚里也没什么货,还给我提建议?”    
    Mr. Vice President, that was a damn fine speech.
I appreciate the compliment(赞美) but not the language
I like it so much that I contributed (捐献) a thousand dollars to your campaign.
The hell you say.
观众:副总统先生,你的演讲真他妈精彩。
尼克松:我很感激你的赞美,但不欣赏你的语言。
观众:我非常喜欢你的演讲,我给你的竞选捐了1000美元。

尼克松:他妈的说得是真的吗?
注:尼克松是前美国总统。讽刺看在钱的面子上也说起了脏话,马上和观众打成了一片。    
    2、体恤、体谅
    I appreciate your problem, but I don’t think I can help you.
    3、增殖、涨价
    Their collections have greatly appreciated in value.    
    Argue 动词    
    1、争论;争吵;争辩
    It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly(肚子) since it has no ears.
    同肚皮争论可是一件困难的事,肚子没有耳朵。
注:饥饿是首先要解决的问题。    
    场景再现:酒鬼为什么认为啤酒比女人好?
    Beer always listens and never argues
    啤酒总是倾听,从不争论。
    George can argue about everything. He won’t even eat food that agrees with
    George什么事情都要争论,甚至和他胃口的食物他也不吃。
注:agree:同意;(食物)和胃口。
    2、说理;争辩

     Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.
决不要在饭桌上辩论,因为不饿的人总会占上风。
注:做事情前要先做好准备,如果你还饿着肚子在饭桌上就不要开始辩论,你嘴里塞满了红烧肉,怎么辩论?    
    I always win when I argue alone.
    我独自一人辩论时,我总是胜利。
注:这也是一种幽默技巧,当有同学说你辩论没赢过时,你可以这么说。    
    短语 argue sb. into/out of do, ing sth.劝说某人做/不做某事
   I argued him into giving me 10,000 RMB.
    我说服他给了我1万块钱。
Arrange 及物动词    
    1、安排、整理、布置
    Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
政府往往不是解决问题,而只是重新排列问题。
注:讽刺政府不是积极解决问题,而是一会儿说“今年的重点要解决教育问题”,一会儿又说“今年的重点是要解决医疗问题”。    
    2、筹备,事先安排  

 How beautifully everything is arranged by Nature; as soon as a child enters the  world, it finds a mother ready to take care of it.
大自然安排的每件事情都很奇妙啊;孩子一来到这个世上,就发现有个母亲已经准备好了照料它。
    解释:学习这种从不同的角度看问题的有趣的思维方式,孩子一来到这个世上,妈妈就在那儿等着照顾他。
    3、使某事发生;确保某事发生
    I’ve arranged for a plane to meet you at the airport.
    我已经准备好了一架飞机去机场接你。    
    4、约定,商定
    Let’s arrange a time and place for my apologizing to you again.
    咱们再定个时间和地点,我好再次向你道歉。    
    5、(把乐曲)改编(为……用);改写剧本
    Rex: I have arranged a little piece for the piano.
Tex: That’s great! It’s time we had a little peace around here!
Rex:我已经将此曲改编为钢琴弹奏之用。
Tex:太棒了!该我们安静一会儿了。
注:piece与peace。I have arranged a little piece for the piano故意理解成:我已经安排了一会儿钢琴休息时间。

辨析 arrange,, organize, plan
    Arrange排成合意的或正确的顺次。
    Organize 理成便于工作的次序。
    Plan 勾画出某一个地方或某工程等的图样。    
    We arrange a meeting. We invite some unfamous actors to attend it.
    我们安排了一个会议,我们邀请了一些非著名演员出席。    
    One of the best ways of fighting against organized crime is by telling the criminals you are not at home.
同有组织的罪犯搏斗的最好方法之一是告诉罪犯你不在家。
注:你还可以告诉罪犯:如果你不抢我们家,我发誓也不去抢你们家。    
    We plan a meeting at which we will discuss about how to make money.
    我们, 计划开个会,会上将讨论如何挣钱。
Arrive 不及物动词    
    1、到达,抵达(某地)(尤指旅途的终点)
She''''''''s always late. Her ancestors(祖先) arrived on the June Flower.
她总是迟到,她的祖先乘六月花号到达。
注:美洲大陆第一批人是乘May Flower号船到达的。

这里是说她们家祖上就有迟到的习惯,别人的祖先都坐“五月花号”,她的祖先偏要坐“六月花号”。
Bruised(遍体鳞伤) and bandage(绷带), a worker arrived at the office. Since he was an hour late, his boss yelled and wanted him to explain.
“I fell down a flight of stairs.”
“And that took a whole hour?”
一名工作人员遍体鳞伤,缠着绷带来到办公室,因为他迟到了一个小时,老板冲他大喊大叫要他作出解释。
“我从楼梯上掉了下来。”“那需要整整一个小时吗?”
 The only luggage that I had when I arrived in Beijing was a cola can I picked up.
    我来北京时唯一的行李就是我捡的一个易拉罐。    
    2、(指有时间性的事件)到来
    Our holidays arrived at last.
    我们的假期终于来临了,(我可以去小汤山(离自己很近的一个地方)旅游去了)。    
    The baby arrived ahead of time.
    婴儿早产了,(他过早地踏入了社会)。    
    3、成名,成功
   You know you’ve arrived when some people are waiting for your autograph(签名)outside the rest room you are in.

短语arrive at sth. 达到或得出结论
    They arrived at the forecasts that tomorrow will be better.
    他们做出预测:明天更好。    
 Ask 动词
1、问,询问
    If you want to know how old a woman is, ask her sister-in-law.
如果你想知道一个女人多大岁数,问她嫂子。
注:女人一般不愿意让别人知道自己的岁数,在美国嫂子和小姑子关系也不容易处好。
    In Boston they ask, “How much does he know?”In New York, “How much is he worth?”
    In Philadelphia, “Who were his parents?”
在波士顿,人们问,“他知道多少?”
    在纽约,“他值多少钱?”
    在费城,“他父母是谁?”
注:波士顿重视知识,纽约重视钱,在费城父母得有路子。
    Mary: why are you bringing a jump rope to school?
Terry: I’m going to ask the principal if I can skip a grade.
Mary:为什么你带着跳绳去学校?
Terru:我要问问校长我是不是能跳级?

Patient: Why do you ask me to bounce(跳) up and down on my bed?
Nurse: Because I forgot to shake the bottle before giving you the medicine.
病人:为什么你让我在床上上下蹦跳呢?
护士:因为我给你吃药前忘了摇晃瓶子了。
短语 ask sb. for sth. / ask sth. of sb. 要求某人给予某物或做某事。
Employer: Why are you asking for a raise?
Employee: Sir, I wouldn’t ask for a raise, but somehow my kids found out that other families eat three times a day.
雇主:为什么你要求长工资?
雇员:先生,本来我不会要求长工资,但不知道我的孩子怎么发现了其他人家一天吃三顿饭。    
    Morris: Hey, I just saved our company five thousand dollars a year!
Doris: How?
Morris: I asked for a raise and the boss said no!
Morris:嘿!我刚为我们公司一年省了5000美元。
Doris:怎么省得?
Morris:我要求长工资,老板说不!    
    They ask me for an epitaph(碑文) for the dead Japanese. In vain I rack my brains(绞尽脑汁);

 I can find only one phrase: “at last!”
他们要我给这个去世的日本人写碑文,我徒劳地绞尽脑汁,只能找着一个词组:“终于!”
    Teacher: If you had sixteen jellybeans and Jack asked you for ten, how many
    would you have left?
Sally: Sixteen.
老师:如果你有16块软糖,Jack向你要10个,你会剩几个?
Sally:16个。    
    短语 ask sb. (to sth.) 邀请某人(做某事)
    场景再现:美国总统里根到小学演讲时自嘲自己英语差:
I thought you asked me here to a remedial [补习的] English class because you had heard my speeches.
我还以为你们听过我演讲,要我到这儿来是参加英语补习班的。    
    短语 ask sth. for (sth.) 要价,讨价
I’m asking 1200 RMB a month rent for my flat.
我那套房间月租我要1200元人民币。(可他最多只能出20块钱)
    短语 ask for trouble/it 自找麻烦,自讨苦吃
Drink and drive is asking for trouble.

酒后开车是自讨苦吃。
    短语 ask after sb. 问候某人身体健康
I always ask after my parents in my letter, although I haven’t written a letter for two years.
我每次写信都向父母问候,尽管我已经两年没有写信了。
Madge:我已经被上千次地(要求结婚)求过婚。
Mindy:真的?谁求婚?
Madge:我的爸爸妈妈。
Madge: I’ve been asked to marry thousands of times.
Mindy: Really? Who asked you?
Madge: My mother and father.
注:父母ask(要求)她赶紧结婚,而不是男人ask(要求)她结婚。
 Attack 动词    
    1、攻击;袭击
    I saved a girl from being attacked last night. I controlled myself.
我昨天晚上救了一个女孩,使她免受攻击,我控制住了我自己。
注:他本来有攻击女孩儿的欲望,但控制住了自己,真是好人呀。即使少吃一顿龙虾,也要掌握这种幽默思维。
    2、抨击

When I am abroad I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the Government of my country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
当我在国外的时候我定了一条规则决不批评或攻击我国政府。我回国后我要把损失的时间夺回来。
注:一个在美国生活多年的人回到中国后经常批评政府,他这么解释他的行为。    
    3、下大力气着手处理
    The government is making great efforts to attack unemployment.
    政府正在下大力气解决失业问题,(给我找了一个保洁员助理的工作)。    
    4、侵袭,腐蚀
    Rust attacks metal.锈能腐蚀金属。    
    Attend 动词    
    1、专心;仔细考虑
    Why weren’t you attending when I praised you before?
    我以前夸你的时候,你怎么不注意呢?    
    2、照顾、关照某人/某事物
    Could you attend to this matter immediately?
    你能不能立即处理这件事?    
    3、照看;照料,看护
    Would you like to attend a patient who broke his leg when he stole chickens.
    你愿意照料一个偷鸡时把腿摔断了的人吗?    
    4、照例去(某处);出席
    An old lady was on board(甲板) when she met an officer.
“I have a grandson, Tom, serving on board.”
“He asked for leave just now to attend your funeral.”
    一个老妇人站在甲板上,遇到一位军官。
“我有一个孙子叫Tom在船上服役。”
“他刚刚请假去参加您的葬礼去了。”
    I’m sorry, the doctor no longer makes diagnoses(诊断). He’s been busy attending the funeral of his patients.
很抱歉,医生不再出诊了。他一直在忙参加他的病人的葬礼。
注:这是一个能帮助病人彻底解除痛苦的医生。    
    Attract 动词    
    1、吸引
    He has that innocent(天真无邪的) look that never fails to attract elderly women.
他那种天真无邪的样子吸引年长的女人从来没有失败过。
注:如果有人这么夸你,你千万不要太骄傲。    
    Opposites attract --- almost as often as they repel.(排斥)
异性相吸——几乎每当异性相斥时。

注:男女对很多问题的看法是不同的,性别的相吸和看法的相斥同时存在。       2、引起兴趣或快感;激发;引诱
    The light attracted a lot of insects.
    亮光招引了很多昆虫。(我们都是向往光明的)。    
    Babies are attracted to bright colors.
    婴儿喜欢鲜艳的颜色。
Avoid及物动词     
    1、躲避(某人/某事物)    
    场景再现:一个战士在战场上当了逃兵,他这么为自己辩解:
I don’t mean to avoid any responsibility. But, why did the Lord give me so
    much quickness of movement?
我不想逃避责任,可为什么上帝让我移动得这么快呢?
场景再现:批评一些人怕别人说三道四,缩手缩脚,一事无成:
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
为避免批评,什么也不做,什么也不说,什么也不是。
What can I do to avoid falling hair?
Get out of the way where the hair’s falling.
我做什么才能避免掉头发?——离开头发掉的地方。
注:avoid falling hair还可理解成:避开掉落的头发。

Patient: Remember when I came to you last year for my rheumatism[风湿病]? You told me to avoid dampness?
Doctor: Yes, of course. What can I do for you?
Patient: I’d just like to know if I could take a bath now.
病人:还记着我去年到你这看风湿病吗?你告诉我要避免潮湿?
医生:当然记着,您需要什么帮助呢?
病人:我只是想知道现在我能不能洗澡了。
Awake 动词(awake, awoken)
1、(使人或动物)醒;弄醒
The alarm clock awoke me.
闹钟把我吵醒,(我把闹钟扔出窗外)。
I awoke when my brother threw the dog to my bed.
我弟弟把小狗扔到我床上时我醒了。
2、(使某事物)活动;激起
The fried chicken awoke my sweet memory.
这个炸鸡腿钩起了我甜蜜的回忆。
短语 awake to sth. 察觉到,意识到
The official awoke to his responsibilities.
这个官员意识到自己的职责,(他觉着自己不应该贪污那么多钱)。
Awake 形容词(做表语)

醒着(尤指刚要睡觉和刚睡完觉)
Patient: This tooth of mine is keeping me awake nights! Can you advice me?
Dentist: Get yourself a job as a night watchman.(巡夜者)
病人:我这颗牙让我好几晚上都睡不着!您能给我点儿建议吗?
牙医:给自己找一份巡夜者的工作。
作为一个演讲者,我从观众那只得到过两种抱怨:一种是我讲话声音太大了,他们无法入睡;第二种是我讲得时间太长了,他们无法一直清醒。
One, that I talk so loud they can’t fall asleep. And two, that I talk so long they can’t stay awake.
注:演讲时可以这么说。
    短语 be awake to sth. 察觉到,意识到
    Are you fully awake to your greatness.
    你充分意识到你自己的伟大了吗?

 

 

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