【生詞預覽】

shaggy粗濃的，mane鬢毛，extol贊美

【笑話原文】

Haircut

Our supervisor made a comment about my shaggy mane. He then went on to extol the virtues of a good haircut, which makes an elderly man look younger, and a younger man seem more mature. “How would a haircut make a middle-aged man like me appear?” I asked, trying to stump him. “Still employed,” he answered.

【中文譯文】

發型

我的上司對我雜亂無章的頭發評論了一番。然后又繼續稱贊好的發型能使老年人顯得年輕，使年輕人顯得老成。我想要難住他，就說：“那么，好的發型能使像我這樣中年人怎么樣呢？”他回答說：“仍舊有工作。”

【詞匯講解】

1.shaggy(毛發等)粗濃的。His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow.他凌亂的白發蓬松地搭在額頭。

2.mane(馬頸背上、獅子臉部和頸部的)長鬃毛。She shook her mane of auburn hair.她甩動她紅褐色的長發。

3.extol贊頌。He never stops extolling the virtues of the free market.他不停地頌揚自由市場的種種好處。

4.virtue優點, 長處。The chair has the virtue of being adjustable.這種椅子具有可調節的優點。也可以指“美德, 優秀品質”：Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.她有許多的美德, 如忠誠、勇敢和誠實。

5.mature成熟的, 成年人的。This is a dress shop for mature women.這是一家成年婦女服裝店。也可以指“深思的; 慎重的”：It's a mature plan.這是個深思熟慮的計劃。

6.stump把某人難住。也可以指“僵直地行走”。After knowing the news, he stumped along the river.得知那個消息后，他僵直地在河邊走著。