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[J-188] The Issue of the Rape 强暴的结果
A: How come an owl has a face like a cat's? B: They say one night a cat crept up a tree, saw a pretty hawk sleeping there, and got on her, and then— A: And then the hawk begot birdies with faces like cats'? B: Yes, and the birdies grew up to be owls, and the owls became nocturnal birds. A: Do you mean that's why they now do not or dare not sleep at night? B: Yes, and that's why they often hoot “tu-whit, tu-whoo” to warn one another: “To which and to who are you looking forward?”
[译注]
A: 猫头鹰为何会有像猫的脸？ B: 据说某晚有一只猫爬到树上，看到一只漂亮的老鹰睡在那里，于是骑上她，而然后… A: 而然后那只鹰就生了像猫脸的小鸟？ B: 是的，而那些小鸟长成了猫头鹰，而那些猫头鹰变成夜行的鸟类。 A: 你的意思是，那就是为什么牠们现在晚上都不睡或不敢睡的原因？ B: 是的，那也是为什么牠们会常常呼叫「对何、对谁」来相互警言：「你在期待哪个和哪位？」
注：1. 英文 “issue” 有“子孙、后果，议题” 等含义。本笑话讲到老鹰 (hawk) 在夜间树上被猫 (cat) 强暴 (raped) 而生出猫头鹰 (owl) 的「后果」或「子孙」，也说到猫头鹰为何会呼叫 (hoot) 出 “tu-whit, tu-whoo” 那种声音。这是个被强暴而产生的「议题」。
2. “how come” = why (为何) 。 “got on”: 骑上、登上。 “birdie”: 小鸟。 “nocturnal”: 夜间 (活动) 的。 “diurnal”: 日间(活动)的。
3. “tu-whit, to whoo” 是模仿猫头鹰的叫声，念音接近 “to which, to who”。
[复习填充]
A: How c____ an owl has a face like a cat's? B: They say one night a cat c_____ up a tree, saw a pretty h____ sleeping there, and got on her, and then— A: And then the hawk be____ birdies with faces like c____? B: Yes, and the birdies grew up to be owls, and the owls became n_______ birds. A: Do you mean that's w___ they now do not or dare not sleep at night? B: Yes, and that's why they often h____ “tu-whit, tu-whoo” to warn one another: “To which and to who are you looking f_____?” |
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