第21单元

 

Just after I got married, I was invited out for a night with the boys.

 

我才刚结婚，晚上就被一群朋友邀出去狂欢。

 

I told the Mrs. "I would be home by midnight...I promise!!"

 

我跟老婆说：“我半夜就会回来...我保证!!”

 

Of course, midnight came and went and I was still at the bar. I knew my wife will going to kill me if she found out.

 

当然啰，半夜早就过了，我人也还在酒吧里。我知道如果被老婆发现就死定了。

 

Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock started, and cuckooed 3 times. It was three a.m.

 

回到家门口时，布谷鸟刚好叫了三声， 已经凌晨三点了。

 

I realized my wife would probably wake up, so I cuckooed another 9 times.

 

我想老婆可能会醒来，于是学布谷鸟又多叫了九声。

 

I was really proud of myself to escape a possible conflict.

 

能够避开一场可能的干戈，我真替自己感到骄傲。

 

The next morning my bride asked me what time I got in and I told her "12 o'clock."

 

隔天早上老婆问我几点回来的，我告诉她“12点。”

 

She then told me that we needed a new cuckoo clock.

 

她就告诉我得买个新的布谷鸟钟了。

 

When I asked her why ahe said,"Well, last night it cuckooed three times, said 'Dame it,' cuckooed another four times, passed gas, cuckooed another three times, cleared its throat, and cuckooed twice and giggled."

 

我问她为什么，她说：“因为啊，昨晚她叫了三声后，说了声‘该死’，再接着叫了四声;放了两个屁又叫了三声;然后清清喉咙又叫了两声，最后还咯咯地笑了起来。”