小狐外传 第50期:投诉

 　　But some of the shoppers had angry words for Mr. Sloan.

　　但一些顾客向斯隆先生投诉了。

　　"Shopping here is dangerous!" said nice Mrs. O'Hara.

　　“在这购物真危险！”漂亮的奥哈拉夫人说。

　　"It won't happen again," said Mr. Sloan.

　　“绝不会有下次了，”斯隆先生保证。

　　When Fox got home, his Mom was on the phone.

　　小狐到家的时候妈妈正在接电话。

　　"Oh, really?" said Mom. "He didn't! He did? Well, it won't happen again!"“哦，真的吗？”妈妈说，“不可能！他真的这么做了？好吧，我保证不会有下次！”

　　And she hung up.

　　妈妈说完挂了电话。

　　"I hear you're the fastest fox on wheels¹," said Mom.

　　“我听说你是在轮子上滑得最快的狐狸，”妈妈说。

　　"You bet² I am," said Fox.

　　“就是我，”小狐说。

　　"Care to prove it?" said Mom.

　　“你能证明吗？”妈妈说。

　　"I'll get my bike," said Fox.

　　“我去拿自行车，”小狐说。

　　"Hold your horses," said Mom. "I have a better idea."“慢着，”妈妈说，“我有个更好的主意。”

　　"Rats³!" said Fox. "These aren't the wheels I had in mind!"“糟透了！”小狐说，“这些可不是我所想的轮子！”

 

1 wheels   

n.轮子( wheel的名词复数 )；旋转；Wheels 汽车；有…轮子的汽车（或自行车等）

参考例句：

• The wheels sank deeper into the mire. 轮子在泥潭中陷得更深了。
• The car wheels got stuck in the mud. 汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

3 rats   

int.胡说，瞎扯n.大老鼠( rat的名词复数 )；卑鄙小人，叛徒

参考例句：

• The stores were overrun with rats and mice. 仓库里到处都是大大小小的老鼠。
• Rats! I forgot my glasses. 该死！我忘了带眼镜。