蜈蚣 centipede [英][ˈsentɪpi:d] [美][ˈsɛntəˌpid]中英文小故事：蜈蚣在哪儿 人走进一家宠物店，告诉店主，他想要买一个宠物。但是，他不想普通的宠物！不，他想要一个无所不能的宠物！ 店主建议他买一条忠实的狗。 那人回答说，“你说什么，一只狗吗？” 店主说，“那一只猫怎么样？” 那人回答说，“不行！猫不能做所有的事情。我想要一个无所不能的宠物！” 店主想了一会儿，然后说，“我想到了！蜈蚣！” 那人说，“一只蜈蚣？我不能想像蜈蚣什么都好，但…我要试试蜈蚣。” 他就把蜈蚣带回家，对它说，“清洁厨房。” 三十分钟后，他走进厨房…所有的盘子和餐具洗涤干净，干燥，放在一边；台面清洁用具闪闪发光；还打上了地板蜡。他非常惊讶。 然后他对它说，“去打扫客厅。”二十分钟后，他走进客厅。地毯已洗尘；家具擦得一尘不染；沙发上的枕头也拍的松软；植物都浇了水。 他心想，“这是我见过的最不可思议的事。这真的是一个无所不能的宠物！” 接着他跟蜈蚣说，“去街角帮我买份报纸。” 蜈蚣走出门。10分钟后…20分钟后…30分钟后…蜈蚣没有出现。 他不知道发生了什么事情。蜈蚣本来应该在几分钟就可以回来。 45分钟后…还是不见蜈蚣！他想象不出发生了什么事。蜈蚣逃跑了？还是被一辆车碾过？蜈蚣在哪儿？ 于是他走到前门，打开它…蜈蚣就坐在那里。 那人说，“嘿！！！我让你给我买报纸，就在街角的商店，都45分钟了。出什么事了？！” 蜈蚣说，“我要走了！我就要走了！我只是要把我的鞋穿上！” man went into a pet shop and told the owner that he wanted to buy a pet. But, he didn't want your ordinary, garden variety pet! No, he wanted a pet that could do everything! The shop owner suggested a faithful dog. The man replied, "Come on, a dog?" The owner said, "How about a cat?" The man replied, "No way! A cat certainly can't do everything. I want a pet that can do everything!" The shop owner thought for a minute, then said, "I've got it! A centipede!" The man said, "A centipede? I can't imagine a centipede doing everything, but okay... I'll try a centipede." So he got the centipede home and said to the centipede, "Clean the kitchen." Thirty minutes later, he walked into the kitchen and... it was immaculate! All the dishes and silverware were washed, dried, and put away; the counter-tops cleaned; the appliances sparkling; the floor waxed. He was absolutely amazed. He then said to the centipede, "Go clean the living room." Twenty minutes later, he walked into the living room. The carpet has been vacuumed; the furniture cleaned and dusted; the pillows on the sofa plumped; and the plants watered. The man thought to himself, "This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. This really is a pet that can do everything!" Next he says to the centipede, "Run down to the corner and get me a newspaper." The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later... no centipede. 20 minutes later... no centipede. 30 minutes later... no centipede. By this point the man was wondering what was going on. The centipede should have been back in a couple of minutes. 45 minutes later... still no centipede! He couldn't imagine what had happened. Did the centipede run away? Did it get run over by a car? Where was that centipede? So he went to the front door, opened it ... and there was the centipede sitting right outside. The man said, "Hey!!! I sent you down to the corner store 45 minutes ago to get me a newspaper. What happened?!" The centipede says, "I'm goin'! I'm goin'! I'm just puttin' on my shoes!" |
