经典双语笑话 第7期:爱护动物

 Be kind to animals 爱护动物

The owner of the hamburger stand was rather surprised to see a man walk in with three iguanas¹,  有个人牵了三只大蜥蜴走进一家汉堡店，老板吓了一跳。

but when the man ordered four hamburgers with fries, the owner complied with a shrug². 接着他点了四份汉堡和薯条，老板耸耸肩答应了他的要求.

The man and his iguanas enjoyed their dinner and left. 那个老兄和他的蜥蜴享受过晚餐后便离开了。

The next day the man returned with two kangaroos and the same scene was repeated. 第二天，那个人带了两只袋鼠，又点了相同的东西。

On the third day the man entered with two orangutans and a chimpanzee, and the owner couldn't help making a remark. 第三天，他带了两只红毛猩猩和一只黑猩猩。

"You certainly seem to be an animal lover," he said. 老板实在忍不住，便说：“您实在是个爱护动物的有心人。”

"That's true," said the man, "and I'd like you to know how much we appreciate your letting us eat here. Some proprietors³ object. " “那倒是真的，”那位仁兄回答说道."另外我也要感谢你让我们进来吃晚餐，许多店老板都拒绝卖东西给我们。"

"That's quite alright," said the shopkeeper. “没有问题啦!”店老板说。

"As a token of my appreciation⁴, I’d like to give you this lobster⁵. " And the animal lover handed over a live, wriggling⁶ crustacean⁷. “为了向你表示谢意，我送你一只龙虾。”说着他便给老板一只活蹦乱跳的大龙虾。

"Well, that's very kind of you. My wife and I will have it for dinner. " “您真好，我太太和我将以它当晚餐。”

"Oh, he-s already had dinner. But I am sure he-d love to take in a movie. " “喔，它已经吃过晚餐了，但我想它会喜欢看场电影。”

1 iguanas   

n. 美洲蜥蜴 名词iguana的复数形式

参考例句：

• Galapagos land iguanas belong to the genus Conolophus, of which there are currently three recognised species. 加拉帕戈斯陆栖鬣蜥属于鬣蜥属，其中目前得到确认的有三个物种。
• Feral cats in the region could be eating eggs and young iguanas, Gentile speculates. 这一区域的野猫可能正在吃鬣蜥蛋及其幼崽，金泰尔猜测。

2 shrug   

v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)

参考例句：

• With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
• I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。

3 proprietors   

n.所有人，业主( proprietor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These little proprietors of businesses are lords indeed on their own ground. 这些小业主们，在他们自己的行当中，就是真正的至高无上的统治者。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques. 许多经营者都想用古董装饰他们的酒店。 来自辞典例句

4 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

5 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

6 wriggling   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）；蠕蠕

参考例句：

• The baby was wriggling around on my lap. 婴儿在我大腿上扭来扭去。
• Something that looks like a gray snake is wriggling out. 有一种看来象是灰蛇的东西蠕动着出来了。 来自辞典例句

7 crustacean   

n.甲壳动物；adj.甲壳纲的

参考例句：

• Seafood is a valuable lobster crustacean section.名贵海珍品龙虾属甲壳科。
• The illustrious Cuvier did not perceive that a barnacle was a crustacean.大名鼎鼎的居维叶也未看出藤壶是一种甲壳动物。