时差N小时 扰人的雄鸡打鸣(上)

It's four A.M.

早上四点，

You're tucked safely into a warm bed, savoring¹ the last few hours of sleep before daybreak.

你还躺在温暖的被窝里，享受着天亮前几个小时的睡眠时间。

And then, suddenly…

然而就在这时突然一阵声音惊扰了你的美梦…

It must be time to wake up, roll out of bed, and tend to the farm.

听到起床号了就得爬出被窝开始劳作。

Except it's four A.M.,

但是现在才四点！

it's still dark out, and you're not a farmer.

外面仍然漆黑一片，而且你又不是农民。

It's that neighbor of yours, the one that for some unimaginable reason keeps a rooster as a pet.

鸣叫的公鸡是隔壁家的，那个家伙不知道为什么养了只鸡当宠物。

A rooster that flaunts² the most basic rules of neighborhood etiquette³ by crowing every morning before sunrise. What gives?

每天太阳升起前，公鸡都会仿佛问候邻居早安一样的打鸣。原因何在？

1 savoring   

v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的现在分词 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝

参考例句：

• Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most. 烹饪当然很好，但他最享受的是闻到的各种味道。 来自互联网
• She sat there for a moment, savoring the smell of the food. 她在那儿坐了一会儿，品尝这些食物的香味。 来自互联网

2 flaunts   

v.炫耀，夸耀( flaunt的第三人称单数 )；有什么能耐就施展出来

参考例句：

• He flaunts his queer style as a savage might flaunt a top-hat retrieved from somebody's dustbin. 他对自己那种怪异的文体加以夸耀这恰似一个野人从别人的垃圾箱里捡出一顶礼帽时那种洋洋得意的样子。 来自辞典例句
• He is a drug addict who flaunts his addiction and refuses to get treatment. 他嗜药，并以此为荣甚至拒绝治疗。 来自电影对白

3 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。