Unit 3 The Best Thing That Could Ever Happen最棒的事

Three old men were sitting around and talking. 三个老头坐在一起聊天。

The 80-year-old remarked, “The best thing that could happen to me would just to be able to have a good pee.” 八十岁的老头说:“对我来说最棒的事,就是可以好好小个便。”

“I stand there for 20 minutes, and it dribbles and hurts. I have to go over and over again.” “我现在都要站个二十分钟一滴一滴地小便,而且还会痛,得一直跑厕所才行。”

The 85-year-old remarked, “The best thing that could happen to me is if I could have one good bowel movement.” 八十五岁的老头说:“对我来说最棒的事,就是可以好好大个便。”

I take every kind of laxative I can get my hands on and it’s still a problem.” “各种可以弄到的泻药我都试过了,还是没什么用。”

Then the 90-year-old remarked, “That’s not my problem. Every morning at 6 a.m. sharp, I have a good long pee.” 九十岁的老头说:“我都没有这些问题。每天早上六点整,我都会舒服而尽情地小便。”

“At 6:30 a.m. sharp, I have a great bowel movement. The best thing that could happen to me would be if I could wake up before 7 a.m.” “六点半一到,就会舒服地大便。对我来说最棒的事,就是我能不能在早上七点前醒来。”

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