advantage
There’s another advantage of being poor --- a doctor will cure you faster.
窮人還有一個好處——醫(yī)生會更快地治好你的病。
注:如果病人有錢,有些醫(yī)生故意不立即治好病人的病。
The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier.
每天鍛煉的好處是你能夠更健康的死去。
注:朋友勸你多鍛煉,你不想鍛煉,就可以這么開玩笑。意思是“鍛煉不鍛煉,還不是都得死,你又不能健康地死去?!?/P>
There is an advantage of a president being over seventy, that is he doesn’t have to listen to his mother.
年齡超過70歲的總統(tǒng)只有一個優(yōu)點——他不必聽媽媽的。
注:里根70多歲了還當(dāng)總統(tǒng),諷刺他年齡大了。
You have a magnificent chance, with all the advantages of wealth and position. Don’t throw it away by any exhibition of talent.
你有錢有地位,這些優(yōu)勢使你的機(jī)會無與倫比,不要顯示你的才能把機(jī)會丟掉。
注:有時候錢和地位比才能更重要。但我們還是要努力提高自己的才能,否則你既沒錢,又沒地位,還沒有才能,那就更沒有機(jī)會了。
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.[清潔女工]
邀請您使用我們的客房服務(wù)。
注:日本一家旅館的提示。這句話還可理解成:邀請您占我們清潔女工的便宜。
清潔女工還可說成:CCO (chief cleaning officer),
模仿CEO (chief executive officer)。