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[J-23]   Pseudo-expert

       假专家 

 

A:  I am a pigeon expert.  I can tell the male pigeons from the female.

B:  How?

A:  That's simple. The male pigeons always eat female worms and the female pigeons always eat male worms.

B:  Now, how can you tell male worms from female worms?

A:  I need not answer that. I'm only an expert on pigeons.

 

[译注

 

A: 我是鸽子专家。我能分辨雄鸽和雌鸽。

B: 怎么分辨?

A: 那很简单。雄鸽总是吃母的虫,而雌鸽总是吃公的虫。

B: 那么,你怎么分辨公的虫和母的虫?

A: 我不需回答那问题。我只是鸽子的专家。 

 

注:pseudo-expert (假专家) pigeon =  dove (鸽子) tell A from B (分辨 A B)

 

[复习填充]

A: I am a pigeon ex     .  I can tell the male pigeons      the female.

B: How?

A: That's simple. The male pigeons always eat female worms       the female pigeons always eat male worms.

B: Now, how can you tell male worms        female worms?

A: I need not answer that. I'm only an expert      pigeons.

 

 

 

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