【生词预览】

prescribe开药，stroll漫步，roar吼叫

【笑话原文】

Sleeping Pills

Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills. Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss, “I didn't have a bit of trouble getting up this morning.”

“That's fine,” roared the boss, “but where were you Monday and Tuesday?”

【中文译文】

强效安眠药

鲍勃晚上失眠。他去看医生，医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。星期天晚上鲍勃吃了药，睡得很好，在闹钟响之前就醒了过来。他到了办公室，遛达进去，对老板说：“我今天早上起床特别顺利。”“好啊!” 老板吼道，“那你星期一和星期二到哪儿去了？”

【词汇讲解】

1.prescribe开药。也有“规定”的意思：The law prescribes how to punish this crime.法律对如何处罚这种犯罪做出规定。

2.roar吼叫。也有“大哭”或“大笑”的意思：His jokes made us all roar.他的玩笑让我们大家哄笑不止。He began to roar when I took the chocolate away.当我把巧克力拿走时, 他大哭起来。