Mr. Black and the Fishmonger
布莱克先生和鱼贩
One afternoon last summer,
去年夏天的一个下午,
Mr. Black went to a fishmonger to buy some fish for supper.
布莱克先生在鱼贩那里买了一些鱼当晚饭。
A friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.
他的一个朋友晚上要与他吃饭。
It was hot and most of the fish were not very fresh.
天气很热，鱼都不太新鲜了。
The fishmonger said, "Sk, come and see, all the fish are fresh.
这个鱼贩说,“快来看看啊，新鲜的鱼。
Won't you buy one?"
你不买一个?”
Mr. Black held one fish up to his nose and smelt it.
布莱克先生把鱼拿起来放在了鼻子边上闻了闻。
"Why are you smelling that fish? Do you think it has gone bad?"
“你为什么闻这鱼?你认为它坏了?”
shouted the fishmonger.
鱼贩喊叫道。
"No, I didn't smell it, " answered Mr.Black.
“不,我没有闻它,”布莱克先生说。
"Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?
“那你为什么把你的脸贴近鱼？
asked the fishmonger.
这个鱼贩问。
"I was only talking to it, " answered Mr.Black.
“我只是在和它说话,”布莱克先生回答说。
"Talking to it? " said the fishmonger. "Why? What did you say?"
“和它说话?”鱼贩说。“为什么?你说了什么?”
"I asked if there was any news from the river. "
”我问它河里有什么消息没有“
"Well, what did the fish say?"
“嗯,鱼说什么?”
"It said it didn't know the latest news.
“它说它不知道最新的新闻。
because it hadn't been in the river for a week. "
因为它一个星期都没有去河边了。“
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词汇表
fishmonger
鱼贩子；鱼商
fresh
新鲜的
hold
拿着
smell
嗅，闻到
latest
最近的
