东华大学出版社名人职场卷/英语幽默故事会

Contents 目录

名人篇

Hemingway’s Signature 海明威的签名

Only One Book 只写了一本

No Need to Take off My Shoes 不用脱鞋

Paradox 悖论

Who is a Fool? 谁是傻瓜？

Beer Dyes Hair 啤酒染发

No Problem 没问题

Identity 身份

Sleeping with Glasses 戴着眼镜睡觉

Muster on the Other Side 对岸集合

From Left to Right 从左向右写

Whose Shoes Do You Polish? 你擦谁的鞋子？

Mine Is to Award Prizes 我的项目是发奖

King and Knave 大王和小鬼

To Make a Living with Our Hands 以手谋生

I Brought You Rain 我给你们带来了雨

Work with My Feet 用脚工作

Einstein’s Overcoat 爱因斯坦的大衣

He Bathes on Behalf of Me 他代我洗澡

Sherlock Holmes 神探

What If Not? 反过来怎么办?

Let My Chauffeur Answer It 让我的司机回答

My Father Isn’t 我的父亲不是

The Proof in Person 亲自证明

I Am Dusting the Piano Keys 我在打扫琴键

A Slow Poison 慢性毒药

The Most Powerful Person in the World 全世界*有权势的人

A Fierce Debate 唇枪舌剑

Superman Ali 超人阿里

Maupassant’s Moustache 莫泊桑的胡子

I Only Shake My Own Head 我只是摇自己的头

A Great Man 伟人

What’s That under Your Hat? 帽子下面是什么？

So Many Acquaintances 熟人太多

You May Tell a Falsehood 你也可以说假话

Could I Take His Place? 我可以替代他吗？

Choice 选择

The Front and Back 正面和背面

One Person Bought Two Tickets 一人买两票

A Graphic Design 图案设计

I Can’t Afford My Own Paintings 我买不起自己的画

My Violin Doesn’t Drink Tea 我的提琴不喝茶

Not Worth One Dollar 不值一美元

Franklin Likes Betting 富兰克林喜欢打赌

Dickens Made up Stories 狄更斯编故事

Is the General Waiting for You? 将军在等你吗？

Double Tuition 双倍学费

Not to Be Taken out 不能带出来

Why a Spring Keeps Gushing 为什么泉水总是喷涌不尽

Clinton’s Answer 克林顿的回答

Too Many People 人太多了

The Snail Waiter 蜗牛侍者

职场篇

Each Lens 每只镜片

To Meet Your Neighbors 会见邻居

Main Entrance 正门

The Secret of Success 成功的秘密

Over-speeding 超速行驶

I Have My Own Room 我有自己的房间

Visual Training 视力训练

I’m Not Married 我还没结婚

What Are You Doing out of Bed? 下床干什么？

Echo 回声

It Helps 有帮助

A New Problem 新问题

Illiterate 文盲

Got It Again 旧病复发

For Advice 征求建议

Dilemma 两难选择

The Easy Part 轻松部分

Who Is a Surgeon? 谁给他做的手术？

Two Hearts Beating 两个心脏同跳

Contrast 反差

Loss 赔本

Diamond Cuts Diamond 棋逢对手

Experienced 经验丰富

Down 40 Percent 降价40%

Exhausted 筋疲力尽

Your Equals 与你同等

I’m Not Taking Your Advice 我不会采纳你的建议

Complaints 投诉

No Mat 没有垫子

Supermarket 超级市场

Vice-president 副总裁

You Were the Closest 你*接近

Firing the Rower 解雇划船手

You Want to Use My Phone? 你是想用我的电话吧？

Repairing the Doorbell 修门铃

How Much Do You Want It to Be? 你想要它是多少？

Looking for My Car Keys 寻找钥匙

Life Insurance 人寿保险

Ordering the Rain 订购雨

I’ve Come to Install the Phone 我是来安装电话的

To Milk a Bicycle 给自行车挤奶

A Door-to-door Salesman 上门推销

Back in 20 Years 20年后再来

Request 请求

How to Become Rich 发家致富

Take My Daily Balance Sheet 把每天的账单也拿走吧

A Divorce Lawyer 离婚律师

A Safe 保险箱

Outside Force 借力

Taken in Water 就着水服

Who Is This Speaking? 请问你是谁？

Appreciation 升值

Whichever Is Cheapest 哪个便宜做哪个

Pull It out Very Slowly 慢慢拔

Deposit Silently 悄声存钱

Ph. D. in Quantum Mechanics 量子力学博士学位

Rabbits with Glasses 戴眼镜的兔子

Five Minutes 5分钟

Dentist 牙医

This Is Also My First Operation 我也是**次

Is the Milk Fresh? 牛奶新鲜吗？

Memorial Service 哀悼仪式

Only Found Two 只发现两颗

The Right to Remain Silent 有权保持沉默

Owner 失主

It’s Me All Right 这就是我

Idiot 白痴

A Different Way 两码事

I’m Not Superstitious 我不迷信

Ways and Means 花招

A Very Good Business 生意真好

Only a Penny 只有一便士

It Tastes Like Chocolate 巧克力味

An Isolation Ward 隔离病房

The Same Father 同一个爸爸

You’re Smarter 你变聪明了

You’re Not Going to Make it 你活不成了

To Use a Pencil 用铅笔

Lowered Six Inches 降低6英寸

Puzzlement 百思不解

Go Right Ahead 你先结吧

Price Before Test 试前价

The A1 Laundry 一流洗衣店

Does It Hurt Very Much? 你的牙很疼吗？

Response 回应

Surgeons 外科医生

I Want It in Your Left Arm 请打在你的左臂上

Only Started Practice Yesterday 昨天才开业

The Gates of Heaven 天堂门

I’m an Undercover Cop 我是便衣警察

Commander 指挥官

Golden Words 金口玉言

A Sign 安民告示

Hand-to-hand Fighting 肉搏战

You Couldn’t Catch Anyone Else 你追不上其他人

A Good Reason 事出有因

Hide in Letterboxes 藏在信箱里

I Missed Again 又没打中

A Rookie 初出茅庐

Roundabout 拐弯抹角

I Can Hear the Bird Singing 我能听到小鸟在唱歌

Justice 公正

The Judge’s Pistol 法官的手枪

Baptism 洗礼

Where’s My Rolex? 我的劳力士表哪去了？

My Second Choice 第二个选择

He Was Insured 他已被投保

EMS 特快专递

Value for Your Money 物有所值

Your First Lesson in Business 生意**课

Poor Eyesight 弱视

Just Like Last Time 一切照旧

The Brakes Are out of Control 刹车失灵

The Doctors Went Hunting 医生打猎

I Present Arms 举枪敬礼

You Idiot 你这白痴

Put Your Tongue out Again, Will You? 再伸出舌头好吗？

I Should Have Known 我应该知道才是

How I Edited an Agricultural Paper 我编农业报

The Death of a Clerk 小职员之死

The Romance of a Busy Broker 忙碌经纪人的浪漫史

A Happy Ending 完美的结局