成人英语三级阅读理解(69)

Wei: Who's that arguing couple over there?
Man: Husband and wife. The wife always yells at her husband for balling up his socks and leaving papers in his pockets.
Wei: What about that guy with the strange look in his eyes?
Man: He's our local drug addict. I think he gets off on sniffing the bleach and watching women's underwear in the driers.
Wei: That guy over there's talking to himself.
Man: Oh, he's crazier than a loony tune. He collects the lint from all the driers.

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小薇：在那边吵架的那对是谁？
男士：一对夫妻。太太老是骂她先生把袜子卷成一球，还把纸忘在口袋里下去洗。
小薇：那个眼神怪异的家伙又是谁？
男士：他是我们这里的毒虫。我猜他靠闻漂白水跟看干衣机里的女人内衣得到快感。
小薇：那边那家伙在自言自语。
男士：喔，他是个神经病。他收集所有干衣机里的毛球。


重点解说：

★ ball up 把…弄成球状
★ drug addict 吸毒者，瘾君子
★ get off on... 因为…感到很兴奋，上瘾
★ sniff (v.) 吸，闻
★ bleach (n.) 漂白水
★ drier (n.) 干衣机
★ loony tune 卡通人物，crazier than a loony tune就是说一个人‘精神不正常’
★ lint (n.) 线头，毛球
★ couple 夫妇，情侣