A guy's in his house when  horrendous  rains come up.  The water starts rising, and before you know it, we're talking major flood. Roads are covered. Nothing's moving. Pretty soon, a boat comes along.

　　The guy in the boat yells, 'Come on - we're here to save you. Get in the boat.' The guy in the house says, 'No...I've got faith that God will save me.'

　　The boat leaves. The water keeps rising. The guy is forced up the second floor of his house by the flood waters.   Another boat comes along. The guy in the boat yells, 'Come on! It's getting worse. If you don't get in the boat, you're going to  drown.'   From the second floor window the guy says, 'No...I'll be ok. I've got faith in God that he'll save me.'

　　The boat leaves. Water's rising. The guy's on the roof. A helicopter  hovers  overhead and the pilot shouts out, 'This is your last chance. Climb up the ladder. If you don't come now you're going to drown.' The guy says from the roof, 'No, thanks. God will save me.'

　　The pilot shrugs  his  shoulders and splits. The water rises. The guy drowns. Ascends to the pearly gates. He asks St. Peter, 'What happened? I've been devoted to God and had absolute faith that he would save me. Why did he let me down?'

　　And St. Peter tells him, 'What the heck do you want? God sent ya two boats and a helicopter!?'

Key  words：

horrendous　（adj.）驚人的、可怕的      click 發音   

drown　（v.）溺死     click 發音  

helicopter　（n.）直升機     click 發音  

hover　（v.）徘徊    click  發音  

shrugs his shoulders　聳聳他的肩膀

pearly  gates　（n.）珍珠門  ( 天國的12個門 ;  Rev.  21: 21 )