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[J-177]  What's Important?

       什么才重要?

 

                  Woman A: My man belongs to the FBI.

                  Woman B: Really?  He is a secret agent, then.

                  Woman A: No, he is fat, and bald, and—

                  Woman B: And what?  Idle?

                  Woman A: He's idle.  But that's not important.

                  Woman B: What's important, then?

                  Woman A: He is imp—

                  Woman B: Impish like a devil's naughty child?

                  Woman A: No, he's impotent.  Like he has no power at all.

                  Woman B: That's no idol of any woman.

 

[译注]

 

                  妇女 甲: 我的男人属于FBI。

                  妇女 乙: 真的? 那么他是密探。

                  妇女 甲: 不,他又胖,又秃,又—

                  妇女 乙: 又怎样? 懒?

                  妇女 甲: 他是懒,但那不打紧。

                  妇女 乙: 那么,什么才要紧?

                  妇女 甲: 他是小鬼—

                  妇女 乙: 像魔鬼顽童那样的小鬼样?

                  妇女 甲: 不,他是性无能,好像他一点能力都没有。

                  妇女 乙: 那可不是任何女人的偶像。

 

 

注:1. FBI 原指「联邦调查局」 (the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 而 “secret agent” 即其「秘密干员」。在此, FBI 笑指「又胖又秃头又性无能的人」 (the fat and bald and impotent)。

        2. idle (懒惰) 与 idol (偶像) 发音相同, important (重要) 与 impotent (性无能) 发音接近。

        3. imp (小鬼) ,impish (似小鬼般的), man (男人;丈夫)。

 

 

[复习填充]

 

                  Woman A: My man be_____ to the FBI.

                  Woman B: Really?  He is a s_____ agent, then.

                  Woman A: No, he is f___, and b___, and—

                  Woman B: And what?  I____?

                  Woman A: He's idle.  But that's not im_______.

                  Woman B: What's important, th___?

                  Woman A: He is imp—

                  Woman B: Impish like a devil's n______ child?

                  Woman A: No, he's im______.  Like he has no p_____ at all.

                  Woman B: That's no i_____ of any woman.

 

 

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