好運跟著保險來
"For the last time, I don't want any insurance ! "said the harassed householder to the salesman
“這是最后一次了,我不要買任何保險!”被騷擾的房主對推銷員說道。
"Just a moment, sir. Please consider this :Just lastmonth I sold a policy to a man much like yourself.
“等一會兒,先生,請您仔細考慮一下:上個月有一位先生長得跟你很像,他剛買了一份保險,
The very next day his house caught fire. The house was completely gutted.
隔天他家就著火,房子內(nèi)部全都被燒毀,
To save himself, he had to leap from an upstairs window; he landed on his own car, wentthrough the roof, broke both his legs and an arm.
為了保住性命,他從樓上窗戶跳下來,恰巧落在他的汽車上,穿過車頂,他摔斷了兩條腿和一只手臂。”
""Well, he was one of the lucky ones, wasn't he?"
“喔!他就是你所說的幸運人士中的一個,不是嗎?
1.insurance 保險;保險業(yè)
例句:They keep back &20 a month from mysalary for National Insurance.
他們從我的薪金中每月扣下20鎊付國民保險費。
2.leap from 跳;飛躍
例句:It is a big leap in the process of cognition.
這是認識過程的一次大飛躍。
3.catch fire 失火;著火
例句:The dry grass catch fire, but we beat it out.
干草著火了,但我們把火撲滅了。
4.landed on 落地;跌落在
例句:He landed on a flat rock that jutted above the surface of the water.
他跌落在一塊突出水面的巖石上。