【生词预览】

freshman新生，in advance提前，warn预告， disarray混乱

【笑话原文】

Warning Several weeks after our son began his freshman year at Alma College in Michigan, my husband and I decided to visit him. I was careful to call him a few days in advance to "warn" him that we would be coming. When we arrived at the dorm, however, I was taken aback by the disarray of his room. "Forgot we were coming, didn't you?" I teased. "Are you kidding?" he replied, "Why else would I have bothered to clean?"

【中文译文】

亲情提醒

我们的儿子是密歇根州阿尔马大学的新生，开学几个星期之后，我和丈夫决定去看看他。我特意提前给他打电话，“提醒”他我们将光临。但是当我们来到宿舍时，他的房间凌乱不堪，我非常吃惊。“忘了我们要来，是吧？”我取笑他。 “开什么玩笑？”，他回答说，“要不我凭什么费神打扫？”

【词汇讲解】

1. Michigan密歇根州。

2.in advance提前。 Diana suggested that she would have to leave in advance.黛安娜暗示她必须提早离开。

3.warn预告。也有“警告”之意： They warned him to stay away.他们警告他不要靠近。

4. disarray混乱。 His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。 5.tease取笑。 The other boys tease him because he is fat.因为他很胖, 所以其他男生都取笑他。