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[J-194] Poetry, Not Poultry 是诗，不是家禽
A kindergarten teacher was teaching the kids to recognize poultry. She said, “There is a kind of poultry. It has two legs, of course. But one thing you may not know is: It often rises with the sun. And it often crows until you wake up and get up. Now, Nell, what is it?” Upon hearing the question, Nell answered, “It's Mammy. She often rises with my brother. And she often crows until I wake up and get up.” “My goodness!” the teacher remarked. “Mammy has become Cockie. It is poetry, not poultry.”
[译注]
某幼儿园老师正在教小孩认识家禽。她说：「有一种家禽，它当然有两条腿。但你或许不知道的一件事就是：它常常跟太阳起床，而且它常常啼叫到你醒来、起来。那么，内儿，它是什么？」一听到这问题，内儿回答说：「那是妈咪。她常跟我哥哥起床，而且她常常啼叫到我醒来、起来。」「天啊！」那老师评论说。「妈咪变成了公鸡。那是诗，不是家禽。」
注：1. poultry (家禽) 是集合名词，指鸡、鸭、鹅之类，cockie = cocky (小公鸡) 为小孩对「公鸡」的昵称。 2.文中 Nell (内儿) 把 “sun” (太阳) 听成 “son” (儿子)，而以为妈咪就是叫人起来的公鸡。
[复习填充]
A kindergarten teacher was teaching the kids to recognize p____. She said, “There is a kind of poultry. It has two legs, of course. But one thing you may not know is: It often r____ with the sun. And it often crows un____ you wake up and get up. Now, Nell, what is it?” U____ hearing the question, Nell answered, “It's Mammy. She often rises with my brother. And she often crows until I wake up and get up.” “My goodness!” the teacher re____. “Mammy has become C____. It is poetry, not poultry.”
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