英語笑話:Billing- 賬單
[00:34.07]exasperated 使生氣或不耐煩
[00:39.08]英文原文
[00:41.05]A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party.
[00:44.38]Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people
[00:48.08]describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.
[00:53.28]After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer,
[00:58.54]"What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice
[01:02.79]when you're out of the office?"
[01:04.55]"I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill."
[01:09.66]The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try.
[01:13.45]The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills.
[01:20.38]When he went to place them in his mailbox,
[01:22.74]he found a bill from the lawyer.
[01:26.90]中文大意
[01:28.51]一個(gè)醫(yī)生和一個(gè)律師在一次宴會(huì)上交談。
[01:32.45]他們的談話總是被人打斷，
[01:34.78]那些人向醫(yī)生描述自己的小病小痛，并期望得到免費(fèi)的醫(yī)療意見。
[01:40.54]如此這般的過了一個(gè)小時(shí)，
[01:42.71]這個(gè)醫(yī)生有點(diǎn)受不了了，于是他問律師：
[01:45.90]"在工作時(shí)間外，你是怎么阻止別人向你咨詢法律問題的?"
[01:50.09]"我會(huì)給他們建議，"律師回答道，"然后我會(huì)把賬單寄給他們。"
[01:55.40]醫(yī)生感覺不可思議，但還是決定試一試。
[01:59.24]第二天，帶著一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)內(nèi)疚，他準(zhǔn)備好了那些賬單。
[02:03.18]當(dāng)他把賬單放到信箱里的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一張來自律師的賬單。
[02:17.89]逐句對(duì)照
[02:22.59]A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party.
[02:30.40]Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people
[02:33.69]describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.
[02:47.12]After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer,
[02:52.28]"What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice
[02:56.24]when you're out of the office?"
[03:07.81]"I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill."
[03:17.37]The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try.
[03:25.61]The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills.
[03:36.43]When he went to place them in his mailbox,
[03:38.90]he found a bill from the lawyer.
[03:49.14]多學(xué)一點(diǎn)
[03:53.78]ailment 小病小痛
[03:56.83]如頭暈，肚子痛之類
[04:01.08]An apple a day keeps the doctors away.
[04:05.23]Eating a banana a day keeps your ailments away.
[04:14.02]exasperated 意思是 to make very angry or impatient 使生氣或不耐煩
[04:23.56]He was exasperated at the fact that he was fired.
[04:36.50]重新聽一次故事原文
[04:39.49]A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party.
[04:42.91]Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people
[04:46.35]describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.
[04:51.69]After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer,
[04:56.90]"What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice
[05:01.04]when you're out of the office?"
[05:03.06]"I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill."
[05:08.17]The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try.
[05:12.01]The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills.
[05:18.68]When he went to place them in his mailbox,
[05:21.26]he found a bill from the lawyer.
賬單
一個(gè)醫(yī)生和一個(gè)律師在一次宴會(huì)上交談。
他們的談話總是被人打斷，那些人向醫(yī)生描述自己的小病小痛，并期望得到免費(fèi)的醫(yī)療意見。
如此這般的過了一個(gè)小時(shí)，這個(gè)醫(yī)生有點(diǎn)受不了了，于是他問律師：“在工作時(shí)間外，你是怎么阻止別人向你咨詢法律問題的?”
“我會(huì)給他們建議，”律師回答道，“然后我會(huì)把賬單寄給他們。”
醫(yī)生感覺不可思議，但還是決定試一試。
第二天，帶著一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)內(nèi)疚，他準(zhǔn)備好了那些賬單。
當(dāng)他把賬單放到信箱里的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一張來自律師的賬單。
