英语小达人 329 Never Talk to the Parrot

 　　Never Talk to the Parrot

　　千万不要和鹦鹉说话

　　Mrs. Johnson phoned the repairman because her dishwasher quit working.

　　约翰逊太太的洗碗机坏了，她打电话叫修理工来。

　　He couldn't accomodate her with an "afterhours" appointment and since she had to go to work, she told him, "I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I'll mail you a check.

　　他不能在下班以后来，而约翰逊太太也要上班。于是，她对他说：“我会把钥匙放在门垫下。你修好洗碗机，把账单留在餐桌上，我会把支票寄给你。”

　　"By the way, I have a large rottweiler inside named Killer¹; he won't bother you. I also have a parrot, and whatever you do, do not talk to the bird!"

　　“另外，我养了一只名叫‘杀手’的大猎犬，他不会骚扰你的。我还有一只鹦鹉，你做什么都好，就是不要和它说话！”

　　Well, sure enough the dog, Killer, totally ignored the repairman, but the whole time he was there, the parrot cursed², yelled³, screamed, and about did his nuts.

　　确实，那只叫“杀手”的大狗完全不理会修理工。可是，他在那儿修理洗碗机时，那只鹦鹉一刻不停地咒骂、高喊、尖叫，把他烦死了。

　　As he was ready to leave, he couldn't resist saying, "You stupid bird, why don't you shut up!"

　　修理工要走时，终于忍不住说道：“你这只笨鸟，闭上你的鸟嘴！”

　　To which the bird replied, "Killer, get him!!!"

　　对此，鹦鹉说道：“杀手，上！！！”

1 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

2 cursed   

a.可憎的，可恶的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• The necklace was cursed. 这条项链上附有会给人带来灾难的符咒。
• She cursed at one of her servants this morning. 今天早晨她大骂了一个仆人。

3 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》