透过幽默学词汇记四级单词有妙招九
Anchor
What do you drop when you need it and take back when you don’t.
An anchor
什么东西你需要时就丢掉它，你不用时就拿回来?——锚。
I respect weatherman more than anchor persons. An anchor person is just reading what has already happened, while a weathergirl or a weatherman is predicting the future.
比起资讯节目主持人，我更尊敬气象预报员。资讯节目主持人只是在宣读已经发生的事件，而气象预报员可是正在预测未来。
注：实际上气象预报员也是在照本宣科，这里是故意在说笑。
Anchorman: What do TV reporters wear under their pants?
Cameraman: News briefs.
资讯节目主持人：电视记者裤子里面穿什么?
摄影师：资讯短裤。
注：briefs贴身的短内裤;brief摘要。
Ancient
In ancient Egypt, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this
在古埃及猫被尊崇为上帝，猫永远也忘不了。
注：猫很怀念那段时光，可惜人变化太快了。
angle
Geometry teacher: An instructor who definitely knows all of the angles.
几何老师：确切知道所有角度的老师。
注：Know all of the angles意思是了解一件事情的所有方面。
OK, now take a picture from this angle. This is truly a freak [怪异]of nature.
来，从这个角度照张照片，自然界真是怪异。
注：病人害怕医生做手术时说的话。
anniversary
They just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Or, to be completely accurate___ he celebrated, she repented.
他们刚刚庆祝了他们的25年结婚纪念，完全准确地说——丈夫庆祝，妻子后悔。
注：有些人在庆祝金婚、银婚的时候，实际上在暗自后悔。
My young brother is illiterate. He was just celebrated for his one-month anniversary yesterday.
我有个弟弟是个文盲，昨天刚做完满月。
Annoy
Miss Phiz: Officer, that man is annoying me!
Policeman: But he’s not even looking at you.
Miss Phiz: That’s what’s so annoying!
Phiz小姐：警官，那个男人真烦人。
警察：可是他甚至看都没看你一眼。
Phiz小姐：所以我才烦恼。
It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
没有任何目的的诚实真烦人。
注：这个人总是带着有色眼镜看别人，以为别人的诚实都是装的，都是有目的的。他看不出别人的目的心里就很烦。
Poverty is of course no disgrace[丢人], but it is damned annoying.
穷当然不丢人，但就是他妈的让人苦恼。
注：如果你不认为穷丢人，穷没有什么丢人的，但穷确实是不方便，什么也买不起，穷了就是让人苦恼。
Ant
The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when drunk.
蚂蚁能举起它自身重量50倍的东西，能拖动自身重量30倍的东西，喝醉时总是靠右侧摔倒。
注：后面那句话是在故意显示自己对蚂蚁研究的透彻。别人也能一眼看出你在说着玩儿。
What do you call an ant in space?
An antronant.
你把太空中的蚂蚁叫什么?——宇航员
注：Antronant与Astronaut。
Antique
What is the most valuable type of ant?------ Antique.
蚂蚁最有价值的部分是什么?——古董
注：An ant-ique.
Little Boy: Mom, do you remember that antique flowerpot[花盆] that’s been handed from generation to generation?
Mom: Of course.
Little Boy: Well, this generation dropped it!
小男孩：妈妈，你记得那个一代一代传下来的古董花盆吗?
妈妈：当然记得。
小男孩：是这样，这一代放弃了!
注：drop：掉;放弃
For sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
促销：适合女士用的古董桌，粗腿，大抽屉。
注：Drawer：抽屉;内裤。还可理解成：适合穿大内裤的粗腿女士用的古董桌。
For sale: Antique ashtray shaped like a classic car. You can park your butts in it.
大减价：老爷车外型古董烟灰缸，可以把烟头(屁股)放里头。
Anxiety
If there were only some shorter and more direct route to the devil, it would save an awful lot of sorrow and anxiety in this world.
如果世界上真有一些去地狱的更短更直接的路，那会省下大量的悲伤和焦虑。
注：很多人一辈子勾心斗角，骗人害人，十分辛苦劳累，最后还是下了地狱，如果有去地狱的捷径，那些人会省多少劲儿呀。
I like to have two anxieties a week. To have more confuses the mind.
我一周只喜欢焦虑两次，再多会搞乱我的头脑。
注：很多人整天焦虑不安，你就可以这么说。
I have anxiety on Monday, and anxiety on Tuesday. Now it’s time for me to relax.
我星期一焦虑，星期二焦虑，我现在心情应该放松愉快了。
Anchor
What do you drop when you need it and take back when you don’t.
An anchor
什么东西你需要时就丢掉它，你不用时就拿回来?——锚。
I respect weatherman more than anchor persons. An anchor person is just reading what has already happened, while a weathergirl or a weatherman is predicting the future.
比起资讯节目主持人，我更尊敬气象预报员。资讯节目主持人只是在宣读已经发生的事件，而气象预报员可是正在预测未来。
注：实际上气象预报员也是在照本宣科，这里是故意在说笑。
Anchorman: What do TV reporters wear under their pants?
Cameraman: News briefs.
资讯节目主持人：电视记者裤子里面穿什么?
摄影师：资讯短裤。
注：briefs贴身的短内裤;brief摘要。
Ancient
In ancient Egypt, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this
在古埃及猫被尊崇为上帝，猫永远也忘不了。
注：猫很怀念那段时光，可惜人变化太快了。
angle
Geometry teacher: An instructor who definitely knows all of the angles.
几何老师：确切知道所有角度的老师。
注：Know all of the angles意思是了解一件事情的所有方面。
OK, now take a picture from this angle. This is truly a freak [怪异]of nature.
来，从这个角度照张照片，自然界真是怪异。
注：病人害怕医生做手术时说的话。
anniversary
They just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Or, to be completely accurate___ he celebrated, she repented.
他们刚刚庆祝了他们的25年结婚纪念，完全准确地说——丈夫庆祝，妻子后悔。
注：有些人在庆祝金婚、银婚的时候，实际上在暗自后悔。
My young brother is illiterate. He was just celebrated for his one-month anniversary yesterday.
我有个弟弟是个文盲，昨天刚做完满月。
Annoy
Miss Phiz: Officer, that man is annoying me!
Policeman: But he’s not even looking at you.
Miss Phiz: That’s what’s so annoying!
Phiz小姐：警官，那个男人真烦人。
警察：可是他甚至看都没看你一眼。
Phiz小姐：所以我才烦恼。
It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
没有任何目的的诚实真烦人。
注：这个人总是带着有色眼镜看别人，以为别人的诚实都是装的，都是有目的的。他看不出别人的目的心里就很烦。
Poverty is of course no disgrace[丢人], but it is damned annoying.
穷当然不丢人，但就是他妈的让人苦恼。
注：如果你不认为穷丢人，穷没有什么丢人的，但穷确实是不方便，什么也买不起，穷了就是让人苦恼。
Ant
The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when drunk.
蚂蚁能举起它自身重量50倍的东西，能拖动自身重量30倍的东西，喝醉时总是靠右侧摔倒。
注：后面那句话是在故意显示自己对蚂蚁研究的透彻。别人也能一眼看出你在说着玩儿。
What do you call an ant in space?
An antronant.
你把太空中的蚂蚁叫什么?——宇航员
注：Antronant与Astronaut。
Antique
What is the most valuable type of ant?------ Antique.
蚂蚁最有价值的部分是什么?——古董
注：An ant-ique.
Little Boy: Mom, do you remember that antique flowerpot[花盆] that’s been handed from generation to generation?
Mom: Of course.
Little Boy: Well, this generation dropped it!
小男孩：妈妈，你记得那个一代一代传下来的古董花盆吗?
妈妈：当然记得。
小男孩：是这样，这一代放弃了!
注：drop：掉;放弃
For sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
促销：适合女士用的古董桌，粗腿，大抽屉。
注：Drawer：抽屉;内裤。还可理解成：适合穿大内裤的粗腿女士用的古董桌。
For sale: Antique ashtray shaped like a classic car. You can park your butts in it.
大减价：老爷车外型古董烟灰缸，可以把烟头(屁股)放里头。
Anxiety
If there were only some shorter and more direct route to the devil, it would save an awful lot of sorrow and anxiety in this world.
如果世界上真有一些去地狱的更短更直接的路，那会省下大量的悲伤和焦虑。
注：很多人一辈子勾心斗角，骗人害人，十分辛苦劳累，最后还是下了地狱，如果有去地狱的捷径，那些人会省多少劲儿呀。
I like to have two anxieties a week. To have more confuses the mind.
我一周只喜欢焦虑两次，再多会搞乱我的头脑。
注：很多人整天焦虑不安，你就可以这么说。
I have anxiety on Monday, and anxiety on Tuesday. Now it’s time for me to relax.
我星期一焦虑，星期二焦虑，我现在心情应该放松愉快了。
