英語小達人每天10分鐘 203 The centipede Housekeeper

[00:00.37]The centipede Housekeeper 蜈蚣管家 [00:07.43]A single woman wanted someone to help her with the household chores, so she decided to get a pet to help out. 一個單身女人想找個人幫她做家務，于是她決定找一只寵物來幫忙。 [00:15.24]She went to the local pet shop and asked the owner for advice on a suitable animal. 她來到當?shù)氐囊患覍櫸锏?，想店主征求意見，看看什么動物比較合適。 [00:21.27]The owner suggested a dog, but the woman said, "Nah,dogs can't do dishes." 店主建議買只狗，可是那個女人卻說：“不行，狗不會洗盤子?！? [00:28.12]The owner then suggested a cat, but the woman said, "Nah, cats can't do the ironing." 店主又建議買只狗，可是那個女人又說：“不行，貓不會熨衣服。” [00:36.08]Finally the owner suggests a centipede, "This is the perfect pet for you. 最后店主建議找一條蜈蚣，“這對你實在是再合適不過了。 [00:41.19]It can do anything!" "OK," the woman thought, "I'll give it a try." So she bought it and took it home. 蜈蚣什么都能干!”女人想：“也行，就試試吧。”于是，她買了條蜈蚣帶回了家。 [00:50.44]Once home she told the centipede to wash the dishes. 一到家，她就讓蜈蚣洗盤子。 [00:54.28]The centipede looked over and there were piles and piles of dirty dishes that looked to be a month old. 蜈蚣看了看，那里有一堆堆的臟盤子，看起來一個月沒洗了。 [01:00.49]Five minutes later, all the pots were washed, dried and put away. "Great," thought the woman. 五分鐘后，所有的餐具都洗干凈了，也擦干擺好了。女人想：“太棒了?！? [01:09.11]Now she told the centipede to do the dusting and vacuuming. Fifteen minutes later the house was spotless. 現(xiàn)在她又讓蜈蚣打掃衛(wèi)生、用吸塵器吸塵。十五分鐘后，房子便打掃得一塵不染。 [01:16.34]"Wow," thought the woman, so she decided try another idea. 女人想：“哇!”于是，她又想試試別的主意， [01:22.17]"Go down to the corner and get me the evening paper," she told the centipede,and off it went. “去街道拐角處把我的晚報拿回來?！彼嬖V蜈蚣，蜈蚣就去了。 [01:29.43]Fifteen minutes later,the centipede hadn't returned. Thirty minutes later and still no centipede. 十五分鐘過去了，蜈蚣沒有回來。三十分鐘過去了，還是沒回來。 [01:36.55]Forty-five minutes and the woman was sick of waiting, so she got up and went out to look for the centipede. 四十五分鐘了，女人等得不耐煩了，就起身出去找蜈蚣。 [01:44.21]As she opened the front door, there on the step was the centipede. "Hey, what are you doing there? 她打開前門一看，蜈蚣正坐在臺階上?！昂?，你在那里做什么呢? [01:51.47]I sent you out for the paper forty-five minutes ago and now I find you out here without the paper! what gives?" 四十五分鐘前我讓你去拿報紙，現(xiàn)在我卻看到你在這里，報紙也沒拿!怎么回事?” [01:59.58]"Hold on a minute!" said the centipede, "I'm still putting on my boots!" “等一會兒!”蜈蚣說，“我鞋子還沒穿好呢!”

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