At a dinner party a shy young man had been trying to think of something nice to say to his hostess.
在一次晚餐聚會(huì)上,一位靦腆的年輕人一直在冥思苦想對(duì)女主人說(shuō)一些好聽(tīng)的話。
At last he saw his chance when she turned to him and remarked, "What a small appetite you have tonight, Mr. Jones."
機(jī)會(huì)終于來(lái)了,女主人轉(zhuǎn)向他說(shuō):“瓊斯先生,您今晚的飯量太小了。”
"To sit next to you," he replied gallantly, "would cause any man to lose his appetite."
“坐在您身邊,”他殷勤的說(shuō)道,“任何男人都會(huì)失去胃口的。”