英语小故事：Amazing Pet 一只“超级棒”的宠物
[size=4][color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] A man goes into a pet shop and tells the owner that he wants to buy a pet that can do everything. The shop owner suggests a faithful dog.[/font][/color][color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 有个人走进一家宠物店，跟老板说要买一只万能宠物。店老板建议他买只忠心的狗。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The man replies, "Come on, a dog?"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 那个人回答：“得了吧，狗行吗?”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The owner says, "How about a cat?"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 老板说：“那猫怎么样?”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The man replies, "No way! A cat certainly can't do everything. I want a pet that can do everything!"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 那个人回答：“不行啦!猫当然不会是万能的。我要的是万能宠物!”[/font][/color]
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[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The shop owner thinks for a minute, then says, "I've got it! a centipede!"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 店老板想了一会儿说道：“有了!就是蜈蚣!”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The man says, "A centipede? I can't imagine a centipede doing everything, but okay... I'll try a centipede."[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 那个人说：“蜈蚣?真难想象蜈蚣会是万能的，不过也好...我就买一条蜈蚣试试看。”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] He gets the centipede home and says to the centipede, "Clean the kitchen."[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 他把蜈蚣带回家后跟蜈蚣说：“去打扫厨房。”[/font][/color]
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[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] Thirty minutes later, he walks into the kitchen and... It's immaculate! All the dishes and silverware have been washed, dried, and put away; the counter-tops cleaned; the appliances sparkling; the floor waxed.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 过了三十分钟，他走进厨房一看...居然全部都干干净净的!所有的盘子和银制餐具都洗好、烘干、各归各位;厨具台面也清洁溜溜;每种用具都闪闪发亮;连地板都打了蜡。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] He is absolutely amazed.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 他看得目瞪口呆、惊愕连连。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] He says to the centipede, "go clean the living room."[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 他跟蜈蚣说：“去打扫客厅。”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] Twenty minutes later, he walks into the living room. The carpet has been vacuumed; the furniture cleaned and dusted; the pillows on the sofa plumped; Plants watered. The man thinks to himself, "This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. This really is a pet that can do everything!"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 过了二十分钟，他走进客厅一看，地毯已用吸尘器吸过;加剧也擦得一尘不染;沙发上的枕头也已拍松;植物也浇了水。那个人心想：“我从来没看过这么神奇的事，这真的是一只万能宠物!”[/font][/color]
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[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] Next he says to the centipede, "Run down to the corner and get me a newspaper."[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 接着他跟蜈蚣说：“去街角帮我买份报纸。”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later... no centipede. 20 minutes later... no centipede. 30 minutes later... no centipede.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 蜈蚣于是走出大门。10分钟过去了...蜈蚣还没回来;20分钟过去了...蜈蚣还没回来;30分钟过去了...蜈蚣还是没有回来。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] By this point the man is wondering what's going on. So he goes to the front door, opens it... and there's the centipede sitting right outside.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 那个人开始纳闷到底发生了什么事，于是走到大门打开一看...蜈蚣居然就坐在外面。[/font][/color]
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[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The man says, "hey!! I sent you down to the corner store 45 minutes ago to get me a newspaper. What's the matter?!"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 那个人说：“我不是45分钟前就叫你去街角的商店帮我买份报纸吗?到底是怎么回事?”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] The centipede says, "I'm goin'! I'm goin'! I'm just putting on my shoes!"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "] 蜈蚣说：“这就去!这就去!我的鞋子快穿好了!”[/font][/color][/size]
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