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笑laughing[英][ˈlæfɪŋ, ˈlɑ:fɪŋ] [美][ˈlæfɪŋ, ˈlɑfɪŋ] 中英文小故事：他们笑什么呢？ 本杰明•富兰克林是著名的美国政治家，曾在美国政府担任很多要职。后来他被派往法国任驻法大使。富兰克精通意大利语和拉丁语，可刚到法国时，他连一个法语单词也不认识。一天，他和很多重要的法国人士共进晚餐。有很多人做了演讲。作为惯例，每个人讲完后，大家都会鼓掌表示感谢。虽然富兰克林一句也听不懂，他也和其他人一起鼓掌。这时，一个人刚演讲完，富兰克林随其他人掌并大声叫好。可是，大家突然哄堂大笑起来。富兰克林纳闷，他问身边的人：“他们笑什么呢？” 那人回答说：“笑你呢。刚才那个演讲者在说你。他说为您感到骄傲，因为您很善良，还是一位出色的大使。” What Are They Laughing at? Benjamin Franklin was a famous American statesman. He held several important offices in the American government. He later became ambassador to France. He knew I- talian and Latin well，but when he first went to France he was unable to speak or understand a word of French. One day he was at dinner with many important Frenchmen. There were several speeches, and as always, everybody applauded after each speech. Franklin didn’t understand a word but he also applauded each time. Then after one of the speeches» everybody, including Franklin，got up, applauded ,and cheered loudly. Then everybody began to laugh. Franklin asked the man next to him, “What are they laughing at?” “They are laughing at you,” said the man. “In the speech the speaker spoke about you. He said that France is proud of you and that you are a very good man and an excellent ambassador. ” 中英文例句 1. Am I laughing at the actors or with them? 我是笑话那些演员还是和他们同笑的？ 2. They played all afternoon, laughing at each other's responses. 结果他们玩了一下午，各自嘲笑对方的反应。 3. We could hear the policemen laughing. 我们能听到警察们的笑声。 4. Also, when people are laughing at your jokes, you immediately gain social status which is attractive. 当人们因你的玩笑而发笑的时候，你的也会因此获得颇具吸引力的社会地位。 5. So, as a supporter of the efficient markets theory, I thought for sure the market would fall down laughing. 因此，作为一个自由市场理论的支持者，我确信市场将可笑的下跌。 |
