小故事背诵达人 布谷鸟丈夫

Cuckoo¹ Husband

布谷鸟丈夫

Just after I got married, I was invited out for a night with the boys.

我才刚结婚，晚上就被一群朋友邀出去狂欢。

I told the Mrs. "I would be home by midnight...I promise!!"

我跟老婆说：“我半夜就会回来...我保证！！”

Of course, midnight came and went and I was still at the bar. I knew my wife will going to kill me if she found out.

当然啰，半夜早就过了，我人也还在酒吧里。我知道如果被老婆发现就死定了。

Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock started, and cuckooed 3 times. It was three a.m.

回到家门口时，布谷鸟刚好叫了三声， 已经凌晨三点了。

I realized my wife would probably wake up, so I cuckooed another 9 times.

我想老婆可能会醒来，于是学布谷鸟又多叫了九声。

I was really proud of myself to escape a possible conflict².

能够避开一场可能的干戈，我真替自己感到骄傲。

The next morning my bride asked me what time I got in and I told her "12 o'clock."

隔天早上老婆问我几点回来的，我告诉她“12点。”

She then told me that we needed a new cuckoo clock.

她就告诉我得买个新的布谷鸟钟了。

When I asked her why ahe said,"Well, last night it cuckooed three times, said 'Dame³ it,' cuckooed another four times, passed gas, cuckooed another three times, cleared its throat, and cuckooed twice and giggled⁴."

我问她为什么，她说：“因为啊，昨晚她叫了三声后，说了声‘该死’，再接着叫了四声；放了两个屁又叫了三声；然后清清喉咙又叫了两声，最后还咯咯地笑了起来。”

1 cuckoo   

n.布谷鸟，杜鹃

参考例句：

• The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds'nests.杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵。
• The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.布谷鸟预告春天的来临。

2 conflict   

n.冲突，矛盾，争执；vi.争执，撞斗，冲突，抵触

参考例句：

• Your statement is in conflict with the rest of the evidence.你的陈述同其余证据有矛盾。
• The conflict between them seems ceaseless.他们之间冲突似乎没个止息。

3 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

4 giggled   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
• The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》