看笑话学英语:My first and my last 第一次与最后一次

My first and my last 第一次与最后一次

英语笑话

When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of tricks.

George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George offered to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, "I've

travelled in a big plane several times, but I've never been in a small one, so I'll go."

They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.

When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane."

Gerogy was very surprised and said, "Two trips?"

Yes, my first and my last, answered Mark.

中文翻译

乔治35岁时买了架小型飞机，并开始学习驾驶。不久，他就能很娴熟地驾机做各种各样的特技飞行了。

乔治有个朋友名叫马克。一天，乔治主动邀请马克乘他的飞机上天兜一圈。马克心想，“我乘大客机飞行过好几次，还从来没有乘过小飞机，我不妨试一试。”

升空后，乔治飞了有半个小时，在空中做了各种各样的飞行特技。

后来他们着陆了。马克很高兴能够安全返回地面。他用颤抖的声音对他的朋友说：“乔治，非常感谢你让我乘小飞机做了两次飞行。”

乔治非常吃惊地问：“两次飞行？”

“是的，我的第一次和最后一次。”马克答道。

词汇点睛

trick [trɪk] n. 技巧，技艺，戏法

shake [ʃeɪk] v. 颤抖

口语实践

A　Do you know where I can check in at?

B　Yes, it's right down that stairs.

A　你知道在哪里办理登机手续吗？

B　知道，就在那楼梯下面。

★check in 机场登机

A　Show me your ticket, please.

B　Here is my ticket and passport.

A　请出示你的机票。

B　这是我的机票和护照。

★passport [ˈpɑːspɔːt] n. 护照

A　Excuse me, will this flight leave on time?

B　Yes, it will be.

A　不好意思，请问这班飞机准时起飞吗？

B　是的，会准时起飞。

★on time 准时，即时

A　Will this flight get there on time?

B　Yes, it will be.

A　这个航班会准时到达吗？

B　是的，会准时到达。

A　I hate flying. I'm terrified of it.

B　Me too.

A　我讨厌坐飞机，我害怕。

B　我也是。

★terrified [ˈterəfaɪd] adj. 害怕的

笑话文化解读

如果在美国坐过飞机，相比国内就差远了，换登机牌在一个地方，托运行李过X光在另外一处，你得自己拎着箱子过去，经济舱是不能免费托运行李的，一件行李25美元，第二件就要收35美元了，所以美国人喜欢只要能带上飞机的就随身带着。过安检口非常麻烦，每个人都需宽衣解带、脱鞋、解下腰带，女同志甚至要取下项链，很慢的。

西方的文明在飞行安检前被打得粉碎，没有人可以在这里保持矜持。不管你是政府官员还是企业CEO，在安检口的感觉就像是动物检疫。进场会给你解释，“一切为了您的安全”。飞机上是没有免费的餐食的，只有免费的饮料，品种也没有国内航班丰富。有的机场甚至搬运行李的小车也要钱，所以到美国一定要注意了，乘坐飞机最好带小行李，提前到机场，安检是非常慢的。