英语笑话 167 （聪明狗 Smart dog）

聪明狗 Smart dog

A dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall to buy a paper. 

His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money - the dog trotted off, but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper.

一位养狗人宣称：要是给了爱犬钱，它便会到卖报亭买份报纸来。

他的朋友坚持要来个演示，并给了狗一些钱。狗一溜小跑着去了。但一个小时过去了，仍不见它带报纸回来。

"how much did you give him?" asked the owner.

“你给他多少钱？”狗主人问。

"five dollars.

“五元。”

"well, that explains it. when you give him five dollars, he goes to a movie.

"这就是了。你给它五元钱时，它就去看电影。

【注释】

(1) claim v.声称

(2) when given money是 when he was given money 的省略

(3) news stall n.售报亭

(4) insist on 坚持

(5) demonstration n.演示

(6) trot off 小步跑开

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