周日英文笑话 | 那么恩爱是有原因的

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One day, Uncle Wang was taking a walk with his grandson, Little Johnny.

J: Grandpa, I think you are a good husband. You’re my role model.

W: Why?

J: after all these years that you’ve been married, you still keep calling Grandma those pet names like Honey, My love, Darling, Sweetheart.

Uncle Wang hung his head and whispered,"To tell you the truth, I forgot her name three years ago."

【参考翻译】

有一天，王叔和他孙子小强尼正在散步。

小强尼说：爷爷，你是个好丈夫，你是我的榜样。

王叔叔问：为什么这么说呢？

小强尼答道：结婚那么多年了，你还一直叫奶奶昵称，像亲爱的、我亲爱的、宝贝、甜心。

王叔低下头，小声说道：说实话，我三年前把她名字给忘了。

【知识点】

1

role model 榜样

【解释】

A role model is someone you admire and try to imitate. 【例句】

Five out of the ten top role models for teenagers are scientists 

十大青少年楷模中有5位是科学家。

2

pet name 昵称；爱称；小名儿

【解释】

A pet name is a special name that you use for a close friend or a member of your family instead of using their real name. 

【例句】

I often call him by his pet name, Xiaoqiang.

我通常叫他小名儿，小强。

3

hang /hæŋ/  v.悬挂；垂下

过去式/过去分词：hung /hʌŋ/ 

【例句】

Where are we supposed to hang our clothes to dry? 

我们该把衣服挂在哪里晾干呢？

Her hair hung down to her waist.

她的长发及腰。

4

whisper /ˈwɪspər/ v.悄悄说话；小声说话

"Keep your voice down," I whispered. 

“小声点，”我悄声说。

He whispered the message to David. 

他悄声把消息告诉了戴维。