(北师大版)高中英语选择性必修二课文与翻译Unit 4Lesson 1 What’s So Funny
第一课 有趣的小故事Story A故事 AA famous art collector was walking through the city when he noticed a dirty catlapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store
He did a double take
一个著名的艺术品收藏家在穿过城市时看见一只脏猫在一家商店门口舔饮浅碟中的牛奶
他惊讶地又看了一眼
He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very valuable, so he walkedcasually into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars
收藏家注意到浅碟是件古董,很值钱,于是他漫不经心地走进店里,假装不知情的样子,提出要花 20 美元买那只猫
The store owner replied, “I’m sorry, but the cat isn’t for sale
”收藏家注意到浅碟是件古董,很值钱,于是他漫不经心地走进店里,假装不知情的样子,提出要花 20 美元买那只猫
The collector said, “Please, I need a hungry cat with a good appetite around thehouse to catch mice
I’ll pay you 200 dollars for that cat
”收藏家说:“拜托了,我正需要一只又饿、胃口又好的猫帮我抓屋里的老鼠呢,我可以出 200 美元买那只猫
”The owner