英語笑話:噪音的優(yōu)點(diǎn)

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vibrate使震動(dòng)，conscience良心

【笑話原文】

The Advantage of Noise

Wherever I drove my old car over 55 miles per hour, it vibrated terribly, so I decided to sell it. My first customer wanted to buy the car, and I battled with my conscience over whether or not to tell him of the vehicle's problem. Finally I did the right thing. Expecting him to drop the deal, I was surprised by his reply.

“That's okay,” he said. “I'm buying this car for my daughter. If she complains about a vibration, I'll know she's driving too fast.”

【中文譯文】

噪音的優(yōu)點(diǎn)

每當(dāng)我駕駛我那輛舊車時(shí)速超過55英里時(shí)，它就劇烈地震動(dòng)起來，所以我決定賣掉它。我的第一位買主想買這輛車。圍繞是否告訴他這輛車的問題，我經(jīng)歷了一番與良心的較量。終于我做對(duì)了。 我想他會(huì)放棄這個(gè)交易，卻對(duì)他的回答吃了一驚。 “那沒什么，”他說，“我是給我女兒買這車的。如果她抱怨震動(dòng)的話，那我就知道她開得太快了。”

【詞匯講解】

1.vibrate使震動(dòng)。The passing train vibrated the house.經(jīng)過的火車使這棟房子顫動(dòng)。

2. conscience良心。I had a guilty conscience about not telling her the truth.我因?yàn)闆]有告訴她事實(shí)真相而感到內(nèi)疚。