英汉幽默 第20期（适合初学翻译的朋友）

Phoebe

20． Taking a Taxi
The old lady was going to take a taxi.
“Driver,”she said,”I want you to take me to the station.”
“Yes,madam.”said the driver.
“And you must drive slowly and carefully.Don’t go until the policeman lowers his arm,and please don’t rush round the corners as the road is wet.”
The taxi-driver was getting angry.
“All right,madam.”he said.
“But if we do have an accident,what hospital would you like to be taken to?”


  单词点拨：1.lower ： vt. 放下，降下，减弱，贬低。   eg.I wouldn’t lower myself to speak to such a rude person.我不愿降低自己的身份去跟这样一种粗鲁的人讲话。eg.Please lower your voice.请放低声音。
2.But if we do have an accident,what hospital would you like to be taken to?此处的   do表示强调。
           3.corner： n.角落，（街道）拐角处。round the corner adv. 在拐角处（在附近，即将来临）。 eg.Cheer up!Victory is just round the corner.振作起来，胜利即将来临。

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