Unit 2 Amazing Pet 令人惊讶的宠物

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.
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。

The man replies, “Come on, a dog?”
那个人回答:“得了吧,狗行吗?”

The owner says, “How about a cat?”
老板说:“那猫怎么样?”

The man replies, “No way! A cat certainly everything!”
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!”

The shop owner thinks for a minute, then says, “I’ve got it! A centipede !”
店老板想了一会儿后说道:“有了!就是蜈蚣!”

The man says, “A centipede? I can’t imagine a centipede doing everything, but okay ... I’ll try a centipede.”
那个人说:“蜈蚣?真难想像蜈蚣会是万能的,不过也好…我就买条蜈蚣试试看。”

He gets the centipede home and says to the centipede, “Clean the kitchen.”
他把蜈蚣带回家后跟蜈蚣说:去打扫“厨房。”

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.
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。

He’s absolutely amazed.
他看得目瞪口呆、惊愕连连。

He says to the centipede, “Go clean the living room.”
他跟蜈蚣说:“去打扫客厅。”

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!”
过了二十分钟,他走进客厅一看,地毯已用吸尘器吸过;家具也擦得一尘不染;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!”

Next he says to the centipede, “Run down to the corner and get me a newspaper.”
接着他跟蜈蚣说:“去街角帮我买份报纸。”

The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later ... no centipede. 20 minutes later ... no centipede. 30 minutes later ... no centipede.
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。

By this point the man iswondering what’s going on. So he goes to the front door, opens it ...and there’s the centipede sitting right outside.
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。

The man says, “Hey!! I sent you down to the corner store 45 minutes ago to get me a newspaper. What’s the matter?!”
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?!”

The centipede says, “I’m going! I’m going! I’m just putting on my shoes!”
蜈蚣说:“去了!要去了!我鞋子快穿要好了!”

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