【生词预览】

secondary school初中，ask out请某人外出

【笑话原文】

Go Barefoot

In secondary school, I was always self-conscious about my height. Once I was asked out by a life-guard. I had never really stood next to him and didn't know how tall he was, so the night of the date I took out two pairs of shoes-one with heels, one flat. I arranged with my brother to answer the door, compare his height with my date's and run upstairs to let me know which shoes to wear.

When doorbell rang I waited. Then my brother showed up and told me what I didn't want to hear: Go barefoot.

【中文译文】

光着脚约会

中学的时候，我对自己的高度非常敏感。一次，一位救生员约我出去。事实上，我从未和他并肩站过，因而不知道他到底有多高。因此约会那晚，我拿出两双鞋，一双高跟，一双平跟。我安排哥哥去开门，让他和救生员比比高度，再上楼告诉我应穿哪双鞋。 门铃响了，我在楼上等着。哥哥跑上楼告诉了我一个不幸的消息：你可以光着脚去约会。

【词汇讲解】

1.ask out请某人外出。 She's busy tonight; she's been asked out to dinner.今晚她没空, 有人请她外出吃饭。

2.arrange with商定。 I'm going to arrange with him about the tickets.我准备就票的问题与他商量。

3.date约会对象。也有“年代”的意思： At that date there were no airplanes.那时还没有飞机。

4.show up出现。也有“使丢脸”的意思： He showed his parents up rather badly.他给他父母丢尽了脸。