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[J-134] The Ducks Like It 鸭子们喜欢
Bridget was fond of waiting at the church door to compliment her priest on his sermon. One day she delivered a superlative bit of blarney, and he remarked, with a smile, “Now, Bridget, you know that your compliments fall off me like water off a duck's back.”
Not at all abashed, she replied, “Yes, Father, I know, but the ducks like it.”
[译注] 布里吉特喜欢等在教堂门口，恭维她那教士的布道。某日，她讲了一点最高的奉承话，而他带着微笑评论说：「好，布里吉特，你晓得你的恭维从我的身上落掉，就像水从鸭子的背上落掉一般。」
一点也不羞赧的，她回说：「是的，神父，我晓得，但鸭子喜欢它呀！」
注： compliment ... on ... (恭维某人某事）， deliver (讲…话)， superlative (最高的、无上的)， blarney (谄媚、奉承)， abashed (感到羞赧)、 duck (鸭子、亲爱的人)。
[复习填充] Bridget was fond of waiting at the church door to com_______ her priest __ his sermon. One day she de_______ a superlative bit of b______, and he remarked, with a smile, “Now, Bridget, you know that your compliments fall ___ me like water off a duck's back.” Not at all a______, she replied, “Yes, Father, I know, but the ducks like it.”
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