看笑话学英语：Navajo Message For The Moon
[size=4][color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew, who were walking among the rocks.[/font][/color][color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]在美国国家航天局准备阿波罗航天计划时，他们让宇航员们去亚利桑那州纳瓦伙族保留区进行训练。某天，一位纳瓦伙族老人和他儿子遇见正在岩石间穿行的航空工作人员。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]The elder, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question. His son translated for the NASA people:[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]老人问了航天局人员一个问题，但他只会说纳瓦伙族语，儿子帮他进行了翻译：[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]"What are these guys in the big suits doing?"[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]“这些穿着厚重衣服的家伙在干嘛？”[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]One of the astronauts said they were practicing for a trip to the moon. When his son relayed this comment, the Navajo elder got all excited and asked if it would be possible to give the astronauts a message to deliver to the moon.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]一个宇航员说他们正为去月球进行训练。当儿子传达给老人后，老人非常兴奋地问道能否请宇航员们为他向月球传递一条讯息。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]A NASA official said, "Why certainly!" and told an underling to get a tape recorder. The Navajo elder's comments were brief. The NASA official asked the son if he would translate what his father had said. But he refused.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]航天局官员回答：“当然可以啦！”并吩咐下属拿来录音机。老人的留言非常简短，航天局官员问老人的儿子可否告诉他们老人说了什么，但他拒绝了。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]Finally, an official government translator was summoned. The translator relayed the message:[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]最后，他们请来了一位政府翻译员，他转述道：[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]"Watch out for these fellows! They have come to steal your land."[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma, "]“小心这些家伙！他们来抢你们的领土了。”[/font][/color][/size]
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