英语小达人 334 Smart Parrot

 　　Smart Parrot

　　聪明的鹦鹉

　　A lady walk into a pet store and asks the salesman if he has any parrots for sale.

　　一位女士走进一间宠物商店询问是否有鹦鹉出售。

　　He replies that he has a very special parrot in back.

　　店员回答说里面有一只很特别的鹦鹉。

　　They go to the back of the store and see a beautiful bird with a string around each leg.

　　他们走进商店的里间，看到一只美丽的鹦鹉，它的每只腿上各系了一根绳子。

　　The salesman explains that if she pulls the string on the left leg, the bird sings "Sunshine on My Shoulder," and if she pulls the right string, it sings "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head."

　　店员解释说如果拉一拉鹦鹉左腿上栓的绳子，它就会唱《阳光照在我的肩膀上》；拉它右腿上的绳子，它就会唱《雨滴落在我的头上》。

　　The lady asks what happens if she pulls both strings¹, and the smart bird yells² out, "Don't! I will fall on my bottom, lady!"

　　女士问如果同时拉两根绳子会怎么样，这只聪明的鹦鹉叫道：“千万不要！女士！我会摔个屁股蹲儿的！”

1 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

2 yells   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The most savage yells of all came from the schoolchildren. 最野蛮的喊叫声来自那些学童。 来自英汉文学
• Dimes, dimes, "yells another, selling $ 10 vials of crack. 另一个卖瓶装克拉克的青年也在大声叫卖。 来自名作英译部分