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Jon: I tried to impress my date with humor tonight.

Garfield: Uh-oh.

Jon: At dinner I stuck carrot stick in my ears and smeared mashed potatoes all over my face.

Garfield: Then what happened?

Jon: Then she borrowed a quarter and called the police.

Garfield: Ouch.

impress vt.給...留下印象
She impressed me as a scholar. 
她給我留下了學(xué)者的印象。

date n. 約會

humor n. 幽默

stick(過去式stuck) vt.插入

smear v.涂抹
He smeared some balm on his hand to soothe the pain. 
他在手上涂了些藥膏來止痛。

mashed potatoes 土豆泥

喬恩：今晚我盡了全力想給約會的女孩留下幽默的印象。

加菲：啊噢(表示關(guān)心等)

喬恩：吃飯的時候我將蘿卜插進(jìn)我的耳朵里，將土豆泥涂滿了整個臉。

加菲：然后怎么樣了？

喬恩：然后她從我借了些零錢給警察打了電話。

加菲：天那！