Compliment
　　"Larry! Come here!" said his furious mother, putting the telephone down, " I’ve just had a call 　　from Mrs. Harrison about your behavior to her Doris at the school dance last night. You wretched, rude boy!"
　　"I was nice to her, Mum, really I was!" protested the youth.
　　"I even paid her a compliment when we had a dance."
　　"Did you, indeed?" said his mother grimly, "And what exactly did you say?"
　　"I said, Gosh, Doris, you sweat less than any fat girl I’ve ever danced with!"

恭維話
　　“拉里，你過來！”媽媽放下電話后生氣地說，“我剛才接到哈里森夫人地電話，她告訴我你在昨晚的學校舞會上對多麗絲行為不好，你可恥，粗魯！”
　　“媽媽，我對她很好，真的！”小伙子不服氣地說?！爱斘液退钑r我還說了一句恭維她的話?！?br> 　　“你真的這么做的嗎？”媽媽嚴厲地問。“你的原話是怎么說的？”
　　“我說，啊呀，多麗絲，你比我跳過舞的任何胖姑娘出汗都少！”

NOTE
wretch n.
不幸的人；潦倒的人
grimly adv.
嚴格地, 可怕地, 冷酷地
sweat [swet] n.
汗，汗珠
Sweat poured down his face as he ran.
他跑步時汗水從他臉上淌下來。