英语小达人 129 Talking Parrot

 　　Talking Parrot¹

　　 会说话的鹦鹉

　　A lady was² walking down the street to work. A parrot was perched on the side-walk outside a pet store³.

　　一名女士走路上班时经过一家宠物店，看到有只鹦鹉栖息在店外人行道上。

　　The parrot said⁴ to her, “Hey lady, you are really fat.” Well, the lady is very angry!She stormed⁵ past the store to her work.

　　那只鹦鹉对她说：“喂，小姐，你好胖哦。”想也知道这名女士听了很生气！便怒气冲冲地经过这家店上班去了。

　　On the way home she saw⁶ the same parrot and it remarked⁷ to her, “Hey lady, youare really fat.”

　　下班回家路上，她又看到同一只鹦鹉，结果鹦鹉又开口对她说：“喂，小姐，你好胖哦。”

　　She was very pissed off⁸ now. The next day the same parrot again said to her, “Heylady, you are really fat.”

　　她这回被惹毛了。第二天，同一只鹦鹉又对她说同样的话：“喂，小姐，你好胖哦。”

　　The lady was so ticked that she went into the store and told the store manager⁹ shewould sue¹¹ the store and kill¹² the bird. The store manager replied¹³, “That’s not good,” and promised¹⁴ the parrot would¹⁰ not call her fat again.

　　这名女士火冒三丈，冲进店里跟老板说她要告这家店，把那只鹦鹉给宰了。老板回答：“这样不好吧！”并向她保证那只鹦鹉不会再说她胖了。

　　When the lady walked past the store that day after work the parrot called to her, “Heylady.”

　　这名女士那天下班经过这家店时，又听到鹦鹉在叫她：“喂，小姐。”

　　She looked at the bird and said, “Yes?”

　　她看着这只鹦鹉，说道：“怎么样？”

　　The bird remarked, “You know.”

　　这只鹦鹉说：“你知道的啊。”

1 parrot   

n.鹦鹉，鹦鹉学舌般地复述

参考例句：

• he boy had a parrot on his right shoulder.男孩把一只鹦鹉放在右肩上。
• It is a parrot.My brother and I love it very much.它是只鹦鹉。我哥哥和我都非常喜欢它。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

4 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

5 stormed   

vi.起风暴，下暴雨（storm的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部队猛攻敌人的战壕，并在田野上呈扇形散开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

7 remarked   

v.谈论，评论( remark的过去式和过去分词 )；注意到…

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job. 她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mrs. Morse remarked that she seemed a very nice girl. 莫斯太太评论说她像是个好女孩。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

9 manager   

n.经理；负责人

参考例句：

• The manager believes in him.经理信任他。
• In our company the manager has the last word.在我们公司经理有最后决定权。

10 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

11 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

12 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

13 replied   

v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
• I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 promised   

vt.& vi.(promise的过去式或过去分词形式)；承诺；允诺；答应v.允诺( promise的过去式和过去分词 )；答应；有…希望；预示

参考例句：

• He promised to avenge his father's murder. 他发誓要报杀父之仇。
• They embraced and promised to keep in touch. 他们互相拥抱，许诺将保持联系。