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第86章 围墙

Three guys,a Canadian,Osama Bin Laden and Uncle Sam are walking out together one day.They come across a lantern and a Genie pops out of it.“I will give each of you one wish,that's three wishes in total.”the Genie says.

The Canadian says,“I am a farmer,my dad was a farmer,and my son will also farm.I want the land to be forever fertile in Canada.”With a blink of the Genie's eye,“POOF”,the land in Canada is forever made fertile for farming.

Osama Bin Laden is amazed,so he says,“I want a wall around Afghanistan,so that no infidels,Jews or Americans can come into our precious state.”Again,with a blink of the Genie's eye,“POOF”,there is a huge wall around Afghanistan.

Uncle Sam(a former civil engineer)asks,“I'm very curious.Please tell me more about this wall.”The Genie explains,“Well,it's about 15,000 feet high,500 feet thick and completely surrounds the country;nothing can get in or out-virtually impenetrable.”

Uncle Sam says,“Fill it with water.”

一个加拿大人,本拉登和山姆大叔某天同行。他们看到一个灯笼,一个妖怪从中跳了出来,妖怪说:“你们每个人可以许一个愿望,一共是三个愿望。”

加拿大人于是说:“我是个农民,我的父亲也是农民,我的儿子将来也要种地。我希望加拿大的土地永远肥沃。”妖怪眨了眨眼睛,“噗”的一声,加拿大的土地变得非常肥沃了。

本拉登感到非常神奇,他说:“我希望阿富汗周围能筑起一道墙来,这样就没有异教徒、犹太人或美国人来侵略我们宝贵的国家了。”妖怪的眼睛又眨了眨,“噗”的一声,阿富汗周围筑起了一座高大的墙。

“山姆大叔”(曾经是一名土木工程师)问道:“我很好奇,请和我详细讲一下这道墙。”妖怪解释道:“这道墙大约有15,000英尺高,500英尺厚,把阿富汗完全包住了,任何东西都无法进入或逃出,这道墙是不能穿过的。”

山姆大叔说:“往里灌水吧。”

1.lantern:n.灯笼,提灯

2.genie:n.鬼,妖怪

3.pop n.n.砰然声;[口]汽水;枪击;流行音乐vi.突然出现;瞪大;射击;发出爆裂声;爆开vt.开枪打;取出;抛出;突然伸出;突然行动adj.流行的;通俗的;热门的

E.g.(1)(突然)爆开;砰然地响:

例句:The champagne cork popped when he pulled it out.

他拔香槟酒的瓶塞时它砰的一声开了。

(2)(意外地、突然地)出现;发生:

例句:An idea popped into his mind like a flash.

他头脑里突然闪过一个念头。

4.fertile adj.富饶的,肥沃的;能生育的n.肥沃,多产

E.g.Much fertile soil have been become to desert and only sand left.

许多肥沃的土地已经变成了沙漠,留下的仅是黄沙。

This land is fertile;it is rich in material needed to sustain plant growth.

这块土地是肥沃的,含有丰富的维持植物生长所需要的物质。

5.poof n.吹熄蜡烛的声音

int.哇(表示突然消失的)感叹词

E.g.He gave me the injectioninto my face,and poof!

他给我的脸注射这种东西。然后,呼!

6.amaze

vt.使(大为)惊奇,使吃惊,使惊愕,使惊讶,使惊异,使诧异:

例句:It amazed me(to learn)that she had been promoted.

听说她提升了,真使我惊愕。

vi.令人惊异,引起惊异;表现出惊奇:

例句:the juggle that amazes

令人咋舌的变戏法

a new art show that delights and amazes

令人愉快和惊叹的新艺术展览

7.infidel n.无信仰者;异教徒adj.无宗教信仰的;异教徒的

E.g.Bow before your god,infidel.I am the Master here.

向你的神俯首致敬,异教徒。我是这里的主宰。

8.precious adj.宝贵的;珍贵的;矫揉造作的

E.g.As a kind of precious metal,gold symbolizes wealth and power from the old.

黄金作为一种稀贵金属,自古以来就是财富与权力的象征。

9.virtually adv.事实上,几乎;实质上

E.g.Virtually everyone in Tokyo takes the train to work.

事实上,东京人都是乘火车去上班的。

10.impenetrable adj.不能通过的;不能渗透的;穿不过的;刺不进的

1.Uncle Sam:山姆大叔,美国政府的绰号

2.come across 偶然遇见,无意中发现

E.g.Perhaps I shall come across him in France.

也许我会在法国遇见他。

You should pass by when you come across a beggar.

遇到要钱的职业乞丐,最该做的就是直接走开。

3.a blink of 一眨眼,眨眼间

E.g.In a blink of an eye,two entirely different outcomes can occur.

瞬息变换中,相差一秒就可能产生两种完全不同的结局。

4.fill……with 装满,充满

E.g.He filled the bottle with wine.

他用酒装满了那只瓶子。