聽基礎(chǔ)單詞,練聽力第33期:救命恩人希望的"rewar
【今日基礎(chǔ)詞】 Reward
【Transcript】
A naval officer fell overboard. He was rescued by a deck hand. The officer asked how he could reward him.
“The best way, sir,” said the deckhand, “is to say nothing about it.
If other fellows knew I’d pulled you out, they’d throw me in.”
【注】naval a. 海軍的;deckhand n. 水手
【Translation】
一名海軍軍官從甲板上掉入海中。
他被一名甲板水手救起。
這位軍官問如何才能酬謝他。 “最好的辦法，長官，”這名水手說，“是別聲張這事。如果其他人知道我救了您，他們會把我扔下去的。”
