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第18章 麦当娜,布莱尼和克里斯蒂娜

Due to a mix-up on Grammy Night,Madonna,Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are forced to share a private jet in order to arrive in time for the ceremony.

Once up in the air,Madonna pulls out a$1000 bill and says“I'm going to throw this$1000 bill out of the window and make someone down below very happy.”

Not to be outdone,Britney rippes a$1000 bill in half and throwes it out of the window,saying,“Look,I just make two people really happy.”

Not even noticing Britney's stupid move,Christina bragges,“Look,I'm going to throw 1000$1 bills and make a lot more people a little happier.”

At this point the pilot,who has overheard all this bragging and can't stand it anymore,comes out and says,“I think I'll throw all three of you out of this plane and make 250 million people happy.”

由于格莱美颁奖晚会安排失误,麦当娜,布莱尼和克里斯蒂娜不得不共用一架私人飞机去参加典礼。

飞机起飞后,麦当娜拿出一张1000美元的钞票说:“我要把这张钞票扔下去,让一个人很开心。”

布莱尼不希望风头被抢走,她把一张1000美元的钞票撕成了两半,从窗户扔了下去,说:“看,我刚刚让两个人非常开心。”

克里斯蒂娜甚至都不把布莱尼愚蠢的行为放在眼里,她吹嘘道:“看,我要把1000张1美元的钞票扔下去,让多得多的人开心。”

这时,飞行员再也忍受不了她们的夸耀了,出来说:“我想,我要把你们三个人扔下飞机,让2.5亿人非常开心。”

1.mix-up n.混乱,杂乱

E.g There had been a mix-up over the dates.

日期完全搅乱了。

2.ceremony n.仪式,典礼,礼节

e.g What the old headmaster said at the graduation ceremony dwells in my mind.

老校长在毕业典礼上讲的话一直留在我的脑海里。

3.outdo v.胜过,优于

e.g Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care.

在顾客服务方面,有时小企业可能优于大企业。

4.rip v.撕破,撕裂

E.g.The wind ripped the sail.

风撕破的船帆。

5.notice v.注意到

E.g.Did you notice him leave the house?

你看到他离开房间了吗?

6.move n./v. 移动,动作

E.g.One careless move loses the whole game.

一着不慎,全盘皆输。

7.brag v.吹牛

E.g.He bragged that he had passed the exam easily.

他吹牛说他已经轻松地通过了考试。

8.pilot n.飞行员,领航员

V.引领,领航

E.g.He piloted the old lady to her seat.

他把老太太领到她的座位上。

9.overhear v.无意中听到

E.g.We talked quietly so as not to be overheard.

我们低声交谈,以免别人听到。

10.stand v.忍受,容忍

E.g.I cannot stand his brother.

他弟弟让我受不了。

1.due to 由于,因为

E.g.Due to the rain,the sports meeting was postponed.

由于天下雨,运动会推迟了。

2.Grammy Night 格莱美颁奖典礼

3.be forced to 被迫做……

E.g.He was force to leave his hometown due to the war.

由于战乱,他不得不背井离乡。

4.private jet 私人飞机

5.in order to 为了,以使

E.g.He sell the car in order to make some money.

为了赚钱,他把这辆车卖了。

6.in time 及时的

e.g Will we be in time for the six o'clock train?

我们来得及赶上那趟六点钟的火车吗?

7.pull out 抽出,撤出

E.g.They are pulling their troops out of the war zone.

他们正从战区撤出军队。