【生詞預覽】

rotten腐朽的，sit on位于，extract拔出

【笑話原文】

Bills Still Keep Coming

I tried to replace the rotten post that the mailbox sat on, but saved the beloved old box. I managed to extract all but one of the rusty nails in the bottom of the mailbox. To free the last nail, I wrapped my arms around the box in a bear hug and started yanking up. Just then a truck came by and the driver stuck his head out the window. “I tried that,” he said, “but the bills still keep coming.”

【中文譯文】

該來的賬單還是會來的

我家信箱下面的木頭柱子爛了。我要換掉這根柱子，但要保留鐘愛的舊信箱。我把信箱底下長銹的釘子都拔了出來，還差最后一根拔不出來。我就以狗熊擁抱的姿勢，把手臂環繞住信箱，開始往上拔。正在這時，一輛卡車開過，司機從窗戶里伸出頭來說：“這我試過，但是該來的賬單還是會來的。”

【詞匯講解】

1.rotten腐朽的。也可以指“道德敗壞的”：The man's morals are rotten to the core.那個人道德敗壞至極。“極壞的”：She's a rotten cook.她做的飯很差勁。

2.sit on位于。 The clock has sat on that shelf for years.這個鐘在那架子上已放置多年。 “守衛, 保護”：I'll sit on the stuff for a few days.
我將看守幾天東西。

3.extract拔出。也可以指“設法從…得到(樂趣、舒適等)”：She extracted satisfaction from the success of her daughter.她從女兒的成功中得到滿足。

4.rusty“ 生銹的”：The knife got rusty.這把刀生銹了。“荒疏的”：My Russian is rusty.我的俄語荒疏了。

5.bear hug熊抱。

6.yank猛拉。也可以指“拿某人開涮”：Did you mean what you said, or were you just yanking my chain? 你是說真的呢，還是逗我玩？