Compliment

　　"Larry! Come here!" said his furious mother， putting the telephone down， " I’ve just had a call 　　from Mrs. Harrison about your behavior to her Doris at the school dance last night. You wretched， rude boy!"

"I was nice to her， Mum， really I was!" protested the youth.

"I even paid her a compliment when we had a dance."

"Did you， indeed?" said his mother grimly， "And what exactly did you say?"

"I said， Gosh， Doris， you sweat less than any fat girl I’ve ever danced with!"

恭维话

　　“拉里，你过来！”妈妈放下电话后生气地说，“我刚才接到哈里森夫人地电话，她告诉我你在昨晚的学校舞会上对多丽丝行为不好，你可耻，粗鲁！”

“妈妈，我对她很好，真的！”小伙子不服气地说。

“当我和她跳舞时我还说了一句恭维她的话。”

“你真的这么做的吗？”

妈妈严厉地问。

“你的原话是怎么说的？”

“我说，啊呀，多丽丝，你比我跳过舞的任何胖姑娘出汗都少！”

NOTE

wretch n.

不幸的人；潦倒的人

grimly adv.

严格地， 可怕地， 冷酷地

sweat [swet] n.

汗，汗珠

Sweat poured down his face as he ran.

他跑步时汗水从他脸上淌下来。