A woman was singing. One of the guests turned to a man by his side and criticized the singer.
一位妇人正在唱歌。客人中有一位转过头对他身边的男士批评这位唱歌的人。
“What a terrible voice!” he said. “Do you know who she is?”
“好糟糕的歌声啊!”他说,“你知道她是谁吗?”
“Yes,” was the answer. “She is my wife.”
“是的”男士回答,“她是我太太”
“Oh, I beg your pardon.” The man said, “Of course her voice is not bad, but the song is very bad. I wonder who wrote that awful song.”
“喔,对不起,请原谅”这位批评的男士说,“当然她的声音还不坏,但歌很差,我不知道谁写的这么烂的歌!”
“I did.” was the answer.
回答:“我写的!”
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【单字注解】
1. wonder: To be doubtful about; have a desire to know. 想要知道
I wonder what I ought to do.
我不知道该怎么办。
2. awful: adj. very bad.
An awful earthquake erupted in Haiti last month.
上个月海地爆发了可怕的地震。
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