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[J-100] The Roasted Goose 烤熟的呆鹅
Arriving late for a holiday dinner, a guest found a seat reserved for him near the head of the table, where a goose was being carved. “Ah,” he commented, “so I'm to sit by the goose.” But noticing the lady seated on his left, he hastened to make amends. “I mean,” he smiled at her apologetically, “the roasted one, of course.”
[译注] 吃假日晚餐到达得太晚,某客人看到一个座位保留给他,在接近桌子前头的地方,而在那里有一只鹅正被切刮着。「啊,」他评论说,「所以我要坐在这只鹅的旁边。」不过,当注意到有位女士坐在他左边时,他急忙修正。「我的意思是,」他道歉地向她微笑,「当然是指烤熟的那只。」
注: reserved (保留下来), carve (切刮), make amends (做修正), apologetically (抱歉地), roasted (烤过的,烤熟的), goose (鹅,呆子)
[复习填充] Arriving late for a holiday dinner, a guest found a seat re______ for him near the head of the table, where a goose was being c_____. “Ah,” he commented, “so I'm to sit by the goose.” But noticing the lady s_____ on his left, he hastened to make a_____. “I mean,” he smiled at her a_________, “the r______ one, of course.”
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