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[J-81] Whose Ancestors? 谁的祖先？
In an antique shop, I spotted a pair of early American portraits and questioned the proprietor about them.
“Their ancestors,” he said. “Whose ancestors?” I pursued. “Anyone's that has a mind to have them,” explained the enterprising humorist.
[译注] 在一个古董店里，我看见一对早期美国人的画像而询问业主有关它们。
「他们的祖先。」他说。 「谁的祖先啊？」我追问。 「任何人的，有心拥有它们就是啦。」那从事企业的幽默家说明。
注： antique (古老的、古董的)， spot (认出、看见)， portrait (画像)， proprietor (业主)， enterprising (从事企业的)。
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