【生词预览】

go over走过去，get off挂掉电话

【笑话原文】

Her Mother Died too

One day, a woman’s neighbor goes over to her house, sees her crying, and asks her what happened. The woman said that her mother had passed away. The neighbor made her some coffee and calmed her down a little and then left. The next day the neighbor went back over to the house and found the woman crying again. She asked her why she was crying this time. “I just got off the phone with my sister. Her mother died too!”

【中文译文】

她的妈妈也去世了

一天，一个邻居到她家去，看见她在哭，就问她出了什么事。女人说她的妈妈去世了。邻居给她煮了一点咖啡，安慰了她几句，就走了。第二天，这个邻居又过来看她，发现她又在哭，就问她这次为什么哭。“我刚和我姐姐通完电话，她的妈妈也去世了。”

【词汇讲解】

1.go over走过去。也可以指“留下印象”：These actors went over very well with the audience.这些演员深受观众们的欢迎。

2.pass away过世。也有“消磨掉”的意思： Forty years have passed away since they met.他们相识至今已40年了。

3.calm down（使）平静。 The situation then calmed down temporarily.那时的形势得以暂时地平静下来。

4.get off挂掉（电话）。也有“发出”的意思： I'd like to get this letter off by the first post.我想将这封信在邮局第一次收信时寄出去。