Dialogue：

A: What's up? Why are they rolling in the aisles?

出什么事了？他們為什么捧腹大笑？

B: I told them a joke just now.

我剛才給他們講了個笑話。

A: Don't you know we are having a class now? Aren't you ashamed of your behavior?

不知道我們在上課嗎？你不為你的行為感到羞恥嗎？

一， 詞海拾貝

roll in the aisles

exp. To laughing uproariously or hysterically. （捧腹大笑，歇斯底里地笑）

e.g. Your jokes are perfect for your speech tonight. You'll have them rolling in the aisles!

你的笑話很適合你今晚的演講。你會讓他們捧腹大笑的！

e.g. The comedian was very good indeed. He had the audience rolling in the aisles.

那個喜劇演員確實很好——他讓觀眾笑得前仰后合。

——Is this new man funny, then?—— Funny! The way he tells jokes rolls them in the aisles.

——新來的這個人滑稽嗎？——滑稽！他講笑話的方式能使觀眾笑得前仰后合。

二， 語匯積累

1. be ashamed of：為……感到羞愧

e.g. This morning you admitted you were ashamed of turning Mary away.

今天上午你承認對拒絕接待Mary感覺慚愧。

e.g. I feel ashamed of having done so little for my daughter.

我為我的女兒做付出得很少而感到慚愧。

2. have a class：上課

e.g. I have got to hang up now as I have a class .

我現在得掛斷了，因為我有課。

e.g. I 'd better be off now. I have a class .

我得走了，因為我有課。

3. just now：剛才

e.g. I' m afraid what I said just now was not called for.

恐怕我剛才說的話本來是不必講的。

e.g. I had a little brush with him just now, that's all.

剛才我跟他發生了一點口角，事情就是這樣。