【生詞預(yù)覽】

shin脛骨，umptieth第無數(shù)次的

【笑話原文】

What Position Do You Play?

After I had injured one of my shins for the umptieth time, my doctor suggested I wear some sort of protection. Remembering the shin guards I wore when I played soccer over 60 years ago, I went to a sporting goods store. I’m a petite, elderly woman, so when a young man came to help me, I said, “Don’t laugh, but I’m looking for a pair of shin guards for soccer.” “Okay,” he said with a completely straight face. “What position do you play?”

【中文譯文】

你是踢什么位置的？

在我無數(shù)次傷到一根脛骨以后，醫(yī)生建議我采取一些保護(hù)措施。我記得六十多年前提足球時戴過的護(hù)脛，就到一家體育用品商店去。我是一個瘦小的老太太。所以，當(dāng)一個年輕小伙子過來招呼我的時候，我對他說：“不要笑話我。我要買一副踢足球用的護(hù)脛。”他非常嚴(yán)肅地說：“你是踢什么位置的？”

【詞匯講解】

1.shin脛骨。也可以作動詞，指“攀”： Tom shinned up the tree.湯姆爬上了樹。

2.shin guard (足球、冰球等運(yùn)動員戴的)護(hù)脛。

3.petite 嬌小的。her petite figure 她瘦小的外形

4.straight嚴(yán)肅的。也可以指“直率的”：He is straight in his dealings.他待人待物正直老實(shí)。“連續(xù)的”：The straight flow of the brook formed a ravine.不間斷的溪水形成了一個峽谷。

5.position位置。也可以指“姿態(tài)”：From time to time he shifted his position on the handlebars.他不斷地變換著握把的姿勢。