The Evils Of Alcohol
酒精的可怕
A father was trying to teach his son the evils of alcohol.
一位父亲打算让自己的儿子知道酒精有多么可怕。
He put one worm in a glass of water and another worm in a glass of whiskey. The worm in the water lived, while the one in the whiskey curled up and died.
他把分别把两只虫子放到一杯清水和一杯威士忌里做对比。清水里虫子安然无恙,结果威士忌里的虫子蜷缩了几下就挂掉了。
"All right, son," asked the father, "What does that show you?"
"所以,儿子啊,"父亲问道,"得出什么结论?"
"Well, Dad, it shows that if you drink alcohol, you will not have worms."
"恩,这说明,你只要喝酒的话,肚里就不会长虫了!
1.the evils of
evil表示罪恶的意思,作为名词是可数的,文章中the evils of表示…的罪恶。
eg:Lu Xun exposed the evil of the old society in his works. 鲁迅在他的作品中揭露了旧社会的罪恶。
2.alcohol
n.乙醇,酒精;含酒精的饮料
eg:I never touch alcohol in any form. 我滴酒不沾。
3.curled up
shape one's body into a curl,卷起; 感到恶心; 卷起,撅起(嘴唇等); 倒下;
如:
1. The pages of the dictionary had curled up from constant use.
字典的书页由于经常使用都卷起来了。
2. My father's bad jokes always make me curl up .
父亲那些要不得的玩笑总是让我很难为情。