The Burned Ears 烧伤的耳朵

A guy burned two ears... so they were asking him at the hospital how it happened.

一个男人的两只耳朵都被烫伤了...在医院的时候别人就问他是如何烫到的。

He said, "I was ironing my clothing and the phone rang...so instead of the phone I picked up the iron and burned my ear..."

他说：“我正在熨衣服的时候，电话响了...当时我把熨斗当成电话抓起来接听了。”

"But how the heck did you burn the other ear?" The doctor asked.

医生说：“但是你是如何烫到另一只耳朵的呢？”

"How do you think I called you people?"

“因为我想给你打电话呀！”

1.burn

a.可用作及物或不及物动词：

He burned her letter. 他把她的信烧了。

b.有时用于引申义，表示“有某种强烈的情绪”或“迫切想要”，多用于进行时态：

He was burning with anger. 他怒气冲天。

c.构成被动语态时，除可用 be burned 外，有时也用 get burned 的形式：

He was thus burned to death by the enemy. 他就这样被敌人活活地烧死了。

再来看看关于 burned 与 burnt：

(1) 美国英语通常只用 burned, 只是在用作定语时才用 burnt：

He burned his hand on a hot stove. 他的手在炉子上烫伤了。

Look at the burnt sugar. 瞧这烧焦了的糖。

(2) 英国英语通常分两种情况：

用作不及物动词用时用burned；用作及物动词时用burnt：

The fire burned brightly. 火烧得很亮。

I’ve burnt the dinner. 我把饭煮糊了。

2.iron

iron在这里表示电熨斗

eg：She pressed her trousers with an iron.

她用熨斗烫裤子。