A woman whose husband often came home drunk decided to cure him of the habit. One Halloween night, she put on a devil suit and hid behind a tree to intercept him on the way home.
一位婦人發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫回家的時(shí)候總是爛醉如泥，她決定為丈夫治好這個(gè)毛病。一個(gè)萬(wàn)圣節(jié)夜里，她穿上一套魔鬼戲服，躲在樹后，準(zhǔn)備在丈夫返家時(shí)攔截他的去路。

When her husband came by, she jumped out and stood before him with her red horns, long tail, and pitchfork.
當(dāng)丈夫走近時(shí)，她從樹后跳出來(lái)，站到他面前，頭上帶著紅色的羊角、身后有長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的尾巴，手中握著鋼叉。

"Who are you?" he asked.
“你是誰(shuí)？”丈夫問(wèn)到。

"I'm the Devil!" she responded.
“我是魔鬼！”她回答到。

"Well, come on home with me," he said, "I married your sister!"
“噢，那你跟我一起回家吧，”丈夫說(shuō)，“我娶了你的姐妹！”

【注釋】

1. cure of 是一個(gè)在各種英語(yǔ)閱讀文章中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的習(xí)語(yǔ)，它的意思有兩大分支，一是醫(yī)療范疇上的對(duì)疾病的救治；二是生活習(xí)慣范疇上的對(duì)壞習(xí)慣的矯正。
The medicine should cure you of your cold. 這藥應(yīng)該能治好你的感冒。
Parents try to cure their children of bad habits. 父母?jìng)兿朕k法糾正孩子們的壞習(xí)慣。

2. 西方文化中的魔鬼形象：
在西方國(guó)家的文獻(xiàn)、小說(shuō)、影視作品中，魔鬼常被描述為一個(gè)有角有尾巴、手拿長(zhǎng)柄叉、在烈火熊熊的地獄里折磨人的怪物。