万圣节英语小报：万圣节的英语.docx

万圣节英语小报：万圣节的英语
The Cemetery Shortcut
为抄近路走墓地
Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided t

万圣节英语小报：万圣节的英语
The Cemetery Shortcut
为抄近路走墓地
Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs.
万圣节派对过后，两男人图个乐呵，准备抄近路穿过墓地回家。
Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.
走到墓地中心时，他们被从迷雾中传来的“答、答、答”声惊吓到了。
Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.
正值两人可怕得浑身抖动时，他们看到是个老头拿着铁锤和凿子，在一块墓石上凿着什么。
“Holy cow, Mister,“ one of them said after catching his breath, “You scared us half to death -- we thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?“
“哇塞，先生，”其中一人喘了口气说，“你把我们吓得半死啊，我们还以为遇上鬼了呢！那么晚了你在这里做什么？”


“Those fools!“ the old man grumbled. “They misspelled my name!“
“那帮白痴！”老头埋怨道，“他们把我名字拼错啦！”
【解释】
1. Just for laughs 这个俗语在不怜悯况下，它的意思略有不同。
其一，它可以解释为：做某件事纯属为了快乐，例如：