英语小达人 352 Is the Cat There?

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　　猫在那儿吗？

　　A man absolutely hated his wife's cat and decided¹ to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park.

　　一个人无比痛恨他妻子的猫，他决定把它处理掉。于是一天他开车来到离家二十个街区远的地方，把猫扔在了停车场。

　　As he was getting home, the cat was walking up the driveway.

　　他回到家的时候，发现那只猫正沿着门前的私家车道走来。

　　The next day he decided to drive the cat 40 blocks away. He put the beast out and headed home.

　　第二天，他决定把猫送到离家四十个街区开外的地方，他把猫扔出去后就开车回家了。

　　Driving back up his driveway, there was the cat!

　　他把车开上自家车道时，发现那只猫又在那里了。

　　He kept taking the cat further and further and the cat would always beat him home.

　　他坚持不懈地把猫送到越来越远的地方扔掉，可是猫总是能在他前面回到家。

　　At last he decided to drive a few miles away, turn right, then left, past the bridge, then right again and another right until he reaced what he thought was a safe disance from his home and left the cat there.

　　最后，他决定把猫送到更远的地方，一路上右转、左转、过桥、右转、再右转，直到他认为离家够远了，就把猫留在了那里。

　　Hours later the man calls home to his wife, "Honey, is the cat there?"几个小时后，他打电话回家问他的妻子：“亲爱的，猫在家吗？”

　　"Yes," the wife answers, "why do you ask?"“当然，”他妻子答道：“为什么这么问？”

　　Frustrated², the man answered, "Put that son of a bitch on the phone. I'm lost and need directions!"那人无比懊丧地说：“让那个混蛋接电话，我迷路了，需要它帮我指道！”

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