英語幽默笑話：我娶了你的姐妹

A woman whose husband often came home drunk decided to cure him of the habit. One Halloween night, she put on a devil suit and hid behind a tree to intercept him on the way home.

一位婦人發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫回家的時候總是爛醉如泥，她決定為丈夫治好這個毛病。一個萬圣節(jié)夜里，她穿上一套魔鬼戲服，躲在樹后，準(zhǔn)備在丈夫返家時攔截他的去路。

When her husband came by, she jumped out and stood before him with her red horns, long tail, and pitchfork.

當(dāng)丈夫走近時，她從樹后跳出來，站到他面前，頭上帶著紅色的羊角、身后有長長的尾巴，手中握著鋼叉。

"Who are you?" he asked.

“你是誰?”丈夫問到。

"I'm the Devil!" she responded.

“我是魔鬼!”她回答到。

"Well, come on home with me," he said, "I married your sister!"

“噢，那你跟我一起回家吧，”丈夫說，“我娶了你的姐妹!”

【注釋】

1. cure of 是一個在各種英語閱讀文章中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的習(xí)語，它的意思有兩大分支，一是醫(yī)療范疇上的對疾病的救治;二是生活習(xí)慣范疇上的對壞習(xí)慣的矯正。

The medicine should cure you of your cold. 這藥應(yīng)該能治好你的感冒。

Parents try to cure their children of bad habits. 父母們想辦法糾正孩子們的壞習(xí)慣。

2. 西方文化中的魔鬼形象：

在西方國家的文獻、小說、影視作品中，魔鬼常被描述為一個有角有尾巴、手拿長柄叉、在烈火熊熊的地獄里折磨人的怪物。