【生词预览】

shin胫骨，umptieth第无数次的

【笑话原文】

What Position Do You Play?

After I had injured one of my shins for the umptieth time, my doctor suggested I wear some sort of protection. Remembering the shin guards I wore when I played soccer over 60 years ago, I went to a sporting goods store. I’m a petite, elderly woman, so when a young man came to help me, I said, “Don’t laugh, but I’m looking for a pair of shin guards for soccer.” “Okay,” he said with a completely straight face. “What position do you play?”

【中文译文】

你是踢什么位置的？

在我无数次伤到一根胫骨以后，医生建议我采取一些保护措施。我记得六十多年前提足球时戴过的护胫，就到一家体育用品商店去。我是一个瘦小的老太太。所以，当一个年轻小伙子过来招呼我的时候，我对他说：“不要笑话我。我要买一副踢足球用的护胫。”他非常严肃地说：“你是踢什么位置的？”

【词汇讲解】

1.shin胫骨。也可以作动词，指“攀”： Tom shinned up the tree.汤姆爬上了树。

2.shin guard (足球、冰球等运动员戴的)护胫。

3.petite 娇小的。her petite figure 她瘦小的外形

4.straight严肃的。也可以指“直率的”：He is straight in his dealings.他待人待物正直老实。“连续的”：The straight flow of the brook formed a ravine.不间断的溪水形成了一个峡谷。

5.position位置。也可以指“姿态”：From time to time he shifted his position on the handlebars.他不断地变换着握把的姿势。