Mr. Black and the Fishmonger
布萊克先生和魚販
One afternoon last summer,
去年夏天的一個下午,
Mr. Black went to a fishmonger to buy some fish for supper.
布萊克先生在魚販那里買了一些魚當晚飯。
A friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.
他的一個朋友晚上要與他吃飯。
It was hot and most of the fish were not very fresh.
天氣很熱,魚都不太新鮮了。
The fishmonger said, "Sk, come and see, all the fish are fresh.
這個魚販說,“快來看看啊,新鮮的魚。
Won't you buy one?"
你不買一個?”
Mr. Black held one fish up to his nose and smelt it.
布萊克先生把魚拿起來放在了鼻子邊上聞了聞。
"Why are you smelling that fish? Do you think it has gone bad?"
“你為什么聞這魚?你認為它壞了?”
shouted the fishmonger.
魚販喊叫道。
"No, I didn't smell it, " answered Mr.Black.
“不,我沒有聞它,”布萊克先生說。
"Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?
“那你為什么把你的臉貼近魚?
asked the fishmonger.
這個魚販問。
"I was only talking to it, " answered Mr.Black.
“我只是在和它說話,”布萊克先生回答說。
"Talking to it? " said the fishmonger. "Why? What did you say?"
“和它說話?”魚販說。“為什么?你說了什么?”
"I asked if there was any news from the river. "
”我問它河里有什么消息沒有“
"Well, what did the fish say?"
“嗯,魚說什么?”
"It said it didn't know the latest news.
“它說它不知道最新的新聞。
because it hadn't been in the river for a week. "
因為它一個星期都沒有去河邊了。“
WORD BANK
詞匯表
fishmonger
魚販子;魚商
fresh
新鮮的
hold
拿著
smell
嗅,聞到
latest
最近的