英語(yǔ)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(huì)高興。 (有一次)我住在加州一家漂亮的海邊酒店---- 你會(huì)覺(jué)得那是一個(gè)田園風(fēng)景點(diǎn)。 但是，在我等待結(jié)賬退房的時(shí)候，我聽(tīng)到經(jīng)理問(wèn)題另一名客人，“您在這住得滿(mǎn)意嗎?”

“不怎么滿(mǎn)意” 那人一臉嚴(yán)峻地說(shuō)。

“我很抱歉聽(tīng)到這個(gè)”， 經(jīng)理表示了歉意。

“是有什么問(wèn)題嗎?”

“海浪聲太大了。”

重點(diǎn)詞匯】

1.idyllic adj. 田園詩(shī)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?kù)o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(kāi)著窗戶(hù)睡覺(jué)，除非天氣非常冷才關(guān)上窗戶(hù)。

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

除非我被邀請(qǐng)，否則我不會(huì)去參加晚會(huì)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?yàn)楦F而叫苦連天--許多人的家境(比起我們來(lái))還要糟得多呢。

Consumers are encouraged to complain about faulty goods.

要鼓勵(lì)消費(fèi)者對(duì)劣質(zhì)商品投訴。

Stop moaning; you really have nothing to complain about.

不要再抱怨了，實(shí)際上你是沒(méi)有什么事可抱怨的。