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.布萊克先生去了一個魚販買一些魚吃晚飯。
A friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.他的一個朋友來吃晚飯,晚上與他。
It was hot and most of the fish were not very fresh.它很熱,大部分的魚都不是很新鮮。
The fishmonger said, "Sk, come and see, all the fish are fresh.這個魚販說,“Sk來看,所有的魚是新鮮的。
Won't you buy one?"你不買一個?”
Mr. Black held one fish up to his nose and smelt it.布萊克先生舉行了一個魚到他的鼻子和聞它。
"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.魚販的喊道。
"No, I didn't smell it, " answered Mr.Black.“不,我沒有聞到它,”回答的是布萊克先生。
"Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?“那你在做什么和你的臉如此接近魚?”
asked the fishmonger.問魚販。
"l was only talking to it, " answered Mr.Black.“我只是說,”布萊克先生回答說。
"Talking to it? " said the fishmonger. "Why? What did you say?"“與它嗎?”魚販。“為什么?你說了什么?”
"I asked if there was any news from the river. "”我問如果有任何消息從河里。“
"Well, what did the fish say?"“嗯,說什么魚?”
"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. "因為它還沒有在河邊一個星期。“
WORD BANK
fishmonger n.
魚販子;魚商
fresh adj,新鮮的
hold v.拿著
smell/smel/v.嗅,聞到
latest/'leitist/adj.最近的