特色口語串串香【68】流浪漢的心愿

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某日,一艘渡輪因暴風(fēng)雨而沉沒於大海之中,只有三個人生還。分別是一個成功的商人,一位少年,及一位流浪漢!
    第「1」串:tramp 流浪漢
    The tramp has no home and is wandering here and there.
    一個月後,少年從海中撈起一個神燈。他擦了擦,突然有一個精靈跑出來,并且讓他們每人各許一個愿望!
    第「2」串:to make a vow to God 許下心愿
    He made a vow to the God, "I hope she loves me as much as I love her."
    商人在乎他的事業(yè),他說:我很缺錢,我要回我的公司賺錢!精靈點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭,呼的一聲,商人消失了!
    第「3」串:be hard pushed for money 缺錢
    I am hard pushed for money now. I have to write back home to ask for some money.
    少年很念他的家人,於是他說:“我要回家!”精靈又點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭,呼的一聲,少年也不見了。精靈問流浪漢:你呢?你想許啥愿望?流浪漢想了想,說:嗯……我也不知道我要啥,不過一個人在這倒挺無聊的。
    第「4」串:humdrum 無聊的
    He is living a humdrum life. Nothing interests him in fact.
    嗯……叫他們兩人來陪我吧!於是,又呼的一聲,商人和少年又回來了。商人和少年氣憤之極!
    第「5」串:be furious at sth. 對某事大發(fā)雷霆
    The boss was furious at what he had done.