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幽默笑话:给哪一个回话
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  • After I took office as mayor of a small Kentucky city, an unfortunate incident precipitated1 some hateful phone calls to my home. One night while I was conducting a city-council meeting, my wife answered the phone.

    "Is this the home of Bert May, the mayor?" a woman's voice asked.

    When my wife explained that I was at a meeting and would return her call if she left a name and number, the caller said. "That's confidential2. This is his girlfriend. "My wife, knowing this was all a ruse3, calmly responded, "Lady, if you don't leave your name and number, he won't know which one to call back我上任为肯塔基州的一个小城的市长后,发生了一件不幸的事,从而招致了一些可恨的电话打到我家里。一天夜里,我还在主持市政会议,我妻子接到了一个电话。

    “是伯特·麦因市长的家吗?”一个女人的声音问道。

    我妻子向她解释说我还在开会,如果她留下姓名和电话号码的话,我会给她回话。通话人马上说:“这个保密。我是他的女朋友。”

    我妻子知道这完全是欺诈。她镇静地回答说:“女士,如果你不留下姓名和号码的话,他就不会知道给哪一个回话。”

     11级    幽默笑话 
     单词标签: precipitated  confidential  ruse 


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    1 precipitated [prɪ'sɪpɪteɪtɪd] cd4c3f83abff4eafc2a6792d14e3895b   第7级
    v.(突如其来地)使发生( precipitate的过去式和过去分词 );促成;猛然摔下;使沉淀
    参考例句:
    • His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis. 他的辞职立即引发了领导层的危机。
    • He lost his footing and was precipitated to the ground. 他失足摔倒在地上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    2 confidential [ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl] MOKzA   第8级
    adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
    参考例句:
    • He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters. 他不让秘书处理机密文件。
    • We have a confidential exchange of views. 我们推心置腹地交换意见。
    3 ruse [ru:z] 5Ynxv   第12级
    n.诡计,计策;诡计
    参考例句:
    • The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise. 孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家,以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them. 现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。

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