大家说英语 第474期:垃圾清理工(在线收听) |
It is Monday. I'm waiting for a repairman at home. 今天是周一。我在家等候一位修理工。 My TV doesn't work. The repairman comes to my door. 我的电视出问题了。修理工来到了我的门外。
"Hello. My name is Larry," he says. "Are you Mr. E?" 他说道:“你好,我叫拉里。你是E先生吗?”
"Yes, I am. Can you fix my TV?" I ask. “是的,我就是。你能修理我的电视机吗?”我问道。
"Yes! Where is the TV?" He asks. “可以!电视在哪里?”他问道。
"Please come in. The TV is in the living room." I say. 我说:“请进。电视就在客厅里。”
He looks at the TV. He looks at things on the TV. 他看了看电视机。然后又看了看电视机上面的东西。
Then he asks me for some water. 然后他向我要了一些水。
I get some water and come back. 我倒了一些水,然后走了回来。
"Your TV is no good. And your DVD player isn't working, either," he says. 他说:“你的电视不能用了。并且你的DVD播放器也坏了。”
"Really?!" I ask. “真的吗?”我问道。
"Yes. Let's put them outside," he says. "They're garbage now." 他说:“是的。我们把这些东西搬出去吧。它们现在是垃圾了。”
He carries the TV and DVD player outside. 他把电视机和DVD播放器拿了出去。
I pay him, and he leaves. 然后我给了他钱,他就离开了。
But something is wrong. How can the TV and DVD player be garbage? 但是不太对劲。电视机和DVD播放器怎么会是垃圾呢?
That night, I wait outside. 那天晚上,我就在房外等。
The garbage man always comes on Tuesday night -- never Monday night. 垃圾清理工总是在周二晚上来,从来不会是在周一晚上。
At 9 p.m., the repairman comes back. He picks up the TV. 晚上9点,那个修理工回来了。他搬起了电视机。
I stop him and say, "Are you the garbage man?" 我拦下了他,说道:“你是垃圾清理工吗?” |
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