insane瘋狂的,asylum精神病院,poke刺
【笑話原文】
Thirteen
A man is walking by an insane asylum and hears all the residents chanting, "Thirteen! Thirteen!" Quite curious about all this, he finds a hole in the fence, looks in and someone pokes him in the eye. Everyone in the asylum starts chanting "Fourteen! Fourteen!"
【中文譯文】
數(shù)數(shù)的目的
一個人路過精神病院聽到所有的病人都在嚷嚷著“13!13!”他覺得很好奇,就在圍欄的一個洞上往里看。這時有人戳了他的眼睛!精神病院里的病人又開始起哄:“14!14!”
【詞匯講解】
1.insane瘋狂的。Insane people are sometimes dangerous.精神病人有時非常危險(xiǎn)。
2. asylum精神病院。也可以指“政治庇護(hù)”: Having sought asylum in the West for many years, they were eventually granted it.他們獲得了在西方以尋求多年的避難權(quán)。
3.chant 反復(fù)有節(jié)奏地喊叫。
4.poke刺。也可以指“伸出”: His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve.他的胳膊從襯衫的破袖子中露了出來。