【生詞預覽】

roast烤制的，fake偽裝

【笑話原文】

Roast Pig

A gentleman was invited for dinner. When he hurried there and sat down, he was happy to see a roast pig in front of his seat: "Not bad, I am next to the pig."

But then he noticed the angry fat lady sitting next to him. He faked a smile and added: "Oh I am sorry, I meant the roasted one on the table."

【中文譯文】

烤乳豬

一位先生去赴宴遲到了，匆忙入座后，發現自己的座位正對著乳豬，于是大為高興的說：“還不錯，我坐在乳豬的旁邊。”
這時才發現身旁的一位胖女士正怒目相視，他忙陪笑改口到：“對不起，我說的是那只烤好的。”

【詞匯講解】

1. roast烤制的。roast還可以作動詞，有“烤”的意思：The sun was roasting us.太陽火辣辣地炙烤著我們。還可以指“嘲諷”：They roasted his new book.他們狠狠地挖苦他的新書。

2. hurry催促，急忙。Let's hurry a bit, we are far behind them.
咱們得快點, 咱們比他們落后多了。If we hurry the work, it may be spoiled. 要是我們匆忙地把工作干完, 可能會把事情弄糟。

3.next to緊鄰。也可以指“幾乎”“僅次于”“與…相比”

4.fake偽裝。I thought he was really hurt but he was faking.我原以為他真的受傷了, 不料他只是在裝樣子而已。也可以指“贗品”：We thought it was a genuine antique, but it turned out to be a fake. 我們以為這是真古董, 結果只是一件贗品。

5.add補充。也有“添加”的意思： Her illness added to the family's troubles.她的病給家人添了麻煩。