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[J-129] Collector's Item 收税员的项目
In answer to a woman's screams, a stranger dashed into a house and found a frightened mother who explained that her young son had swallowed a quarter. The stranger grabbed the child by the feet, shook him vigorously until the coin fell from the boy's mouth.
“Doctor,” the woman gasped with relief, “it certainly was lucky you happened by. You knew just how to get it out of him.”
“I'm not a doctor, madam,” the stranger explained. “I'm a deputy collector of internal revenue.”
[译注] 回应某女人的尖叫，某陌生人冲入房内，看到一位惊吓的妈妈，她说她儿子吞下一个二十五分钱的硬币。那陌生人抓住小孩的脚，用力摇动他，直到那枚硬币从男孩的嘴里落出来。 「医生，」那女人张口安慰地说：「真是幸运你刚好在这儿。你懂得要怎么从他身上拿出来。」 「夫人，我不是医生，」那陌生人说明。「我是内部税收的代理收税员。」 注： in answer to (回应)， quarter (四分之一元之硬币)， grab ... by the ... (抓某人之某处)，vigorously (用力地，有活力地)，gasp (张口喘气、说话)， relief (宽心，慰藉)， happen by (刚好在近旁)， deputy (代理的，副的，代表)， collector (税吏)， internal revenue (内部税收，除关税以外之一切税收)。
[复习填充] In an____ to a woman's screams, a stranger d_____ into a house and found a frightened mother who explained that her young son had s________ a quarter. The stranger grabbed the child __ the feet, shook him vi_______ until the coin fell from the boy's mouth. “Doctor,” the woman g_____ with relief, “it certainly was lucky you happened __. You knew just how to get it out of him.” “I'm not a doctor, madam,” the stranger explained. “I'm a de____ collector of internal re_____.”
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