【生詞預覽】

entertain招待

【笑話原文】

Room Temperature

To entertain a business partner from California last winter, I took him to a restaurant in Boston. We ordered red wine, which arrived icy cold, seemingly straight from the refrigerator. “Oh, miss,” my guest said to the waitress. “Red wine should be served at room temperature.” “Is that right?” she replied. “Then maybe you should come visit us again in July.”

【中文譯文】

七月再來

去年冬天，為了招待我來自加州的生意伙伴，我帶他到波士頓的一家餐館吃飯。我們點了紅葡萄酒。拿來的時候涼颼颼的，就像剛從冰箱里拿出來的。我的客人對女服務員說：“小姐，紅葡萄酒應該是室溫飲用。”她回答說：“是嗎？那你或許應該七月份再來。”

【詞匯講解】

1.entertain招待。也可以指“抱有”：They entertained a firm belief in final victory.他們對最后勝利抱有堅定信心。

2.order點菜。on the order of相似： a house on the order of a mountain lodge 一所像山上小屋的房子

3.guest客人。be my guest請自便

4.temperature溫度。也有“高燒”的意思： He has a temperature for two days.他發燒兩天了。