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英文笑话:Relative By Marriage 婆家的亲戚

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(单词翻译)

A husband and wife drove for miles in silence after a terrible argument in which neither would budge1. The husband pointed2 to a mule3 in a pasture. "Relative of yours?" he asked. "Yes," she replied. "By marriage."

一对夫妻开着车出去,走了很长一段时间谁也不吭声。因为在这之前他们曾争吵得很历害,谁也不肯让步。丈夫指着牧场上的一头骡子问道:“是你的亲戚吗?”“是的,”妻子回答, “是婆家的亲戚。”


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1 budge eSRy5     
v.移动一点儿;改变立场
参考例句:
  • We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来,但它连动都没动一下。
  • She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。
2 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
3 mule G6RzI     
n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人
参考例句:
  • A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
  • He is an old mule.他是个老顽固。

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