One afternoon last summer,去年夏天的一個(gè)下午,
Mr. Black went to a fishmonger to buy some fish for supper.布萊克先生去了一個(gè)魚(yú)販買(mǎi)一些魚(yú)吃晚飯。
A friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.他的一個(gè)朋友來(lái)吃晚飯,晚上與他。
It was hot and most of the fish were not very fresh.它很熱,大部分的魚(yú)都不是很新鮮。
The fishmonger said, "Sk, come and see, all the fish are fresh.這個(gè)魚(yú)販說(shuō),“Sk來(lái)看,所有的魚(yú)是新鮮的。
Won't you buy one?"你不買(mǎi)一個(gè)?”
Mr. Black held one fish up to his nose and smelt it.布萊克先生舉行了一個(gè)魚(yú)到他的鼻子和聞它。
"Why are you smelling that fish? Do you think it has gone bad?"“你為什么聞這魚(yú)?你認(rèn)為它壞了?”
shouted the fishmonger.魚(yú)販的喊道。
"No, I didn't smell it, " answered Mr.Black.“不,我沒(méi)有聞到它,”回答的是布萊克先生。
"Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?“那你在做什么和你的臉如此接近魚(yú)?”
asked the fishmonger.問(wèn)魚(yú)販。
"l was only talking to it, " answered Mr.Black.“我只是說(shuō),”布萊克先生回答說(shuō)。
"Talking to it? " said the fishmonger. "Why? What did you say?"“與它嗎?”魚(yú)販。“為什么?你說(shuō)了什么?”
"I asked if there was any news from the river. "”我問(wèn)如果有任何消息從河里。“
"Well, what did the fish say?"“嗯,說(shuō)什么魚(yú)?”
"It said it didn't know the latest news.“它說(shuō)它不知道最新的新聞。
because it hadn't been in the river for a week. "因?yàn)樗€沒(méi)有在河邊一個(gè)星期。“
WORD BANK
fishmonger n.
魚(yú)販子;魚(yú)商
fresh adj,新鮮的
hold v.拿著
smell/smel/v.嗅,聞到
latest/'leitist/adj.最近的