wrap包裹
【笑话原文】
Gift Wrapping
On the afternoon of Secretary Day, my co-worker and I finally found the time to get gifts for our secretaries. While at the store, my colleague noticed my disappointment. “What’s wrong?” he asked.
“They won’t provide gift wrapping,” I answered.
“No problem,” he said quickly. “I’ll ask my secretary to do it.”
【中文译文】
送给秘书的礼物
秘书节的下午,我和我的同事终于挤出时间去给我们的秘书买礼物。在商店里,我的同事看出我很失望。他问我:“出什么问题了?”我说:“他们不提供包礼物的服务。”他很快地说:“没关系,我可以叫我的秘书包。”
【词汇讲解】
1. wrap包裹。也有“缠绕”的意思:A vine wraps round a big tree.一根藤绕在一棵大树上。
2.secretary秘书。It takes a new secretary one month to break in.新来的秘书要一个月的时间熟悉工作。
3.disappointment失望。These children are prepared for the disappointments as well as the joys of life.这些孩子不仅准备享受生活的乐趣, 而且也准备经受生活中的失意。