【生詞預覽】

freshman新生，in advance提前，warn預告， disarray混亂

【笑話原文】

Warning Several weeks after our son began his freshman year at Alma College in Michigan, my husband and I decided to visit him. I was careful to call him a few days in advance to "warn" him that we would be coming. When we arrived at the dorm, however, I was taken aback by the disarray of his room. "Forgot we were coming, didn't you?" I teased. "Are you kidding?" he replied, "Why else would I have bothered to clean?"

【中文譯文】

親情提醒

我們的兒子是密歇根州阿爾馬大學的新生，開學幾個星期之后，我和丈夫決定去看看他。我特意提前給他打電話，“提醒”他我們將光臨。但是當我們來到宿舍時，他的房間凌亂不堪，我非常吃驚。“忘了我們要來，是吧？”我取笑他。 “開什么玩笑？”，他回答說，“要不我憑什么費神打掃？”

【詞匯講解】

1. Michigan密歇根州。

2.in advance提前。 Diana suggested that she would have to leave in advance.黛安娜暗示她必須提早離開。

3.warn預告。也有“警告”之意： They warned him to stay away.他們警告他不要靠近。

4. disarray混亂。 His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子離去后，他的個人生活一片混亂。 5.tease取笑。 The other boys tease him because he is fat.因為他很胖, 所以其他男生都取笑他。