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第64章 他们睁开了眼睛

A kid was sitting on his lawn with a box of puppies one morning.George Bush was on his morning run,accompanied by some Secret Service workers.Dubya asked the boy what kind of puppies were in the box.

The little boy said,“Republicans.”

The President beamed,patted the boy on the head,and said,“Thatta boy!”

A few weeks later Bush was jogging again,this time with **** Cheney in tow.Bush stopped at the boy's house,winked at **** and said,“Hey kid,what kind of pupies are in the box?”

The boy said,“Democrats.”

Bush looked crushed,saying,“What happened?A few weeks ago they were Republicans!”

The boy said,“Well,the puppies opened their eyes.”

一天上午,一个孩子和一箱子小狗坐在草地上。乔治·布什正在晨跑,一些安全保卫随行。布什问孩子,箱子中的小狗是什么品种。

小男孩答道:“共和党人。”

总统笑了笑,拍了拍男孩的头,说:“你这个孩子啊!”

几周之后,布什又跑步,这次迪克·切尼也在他身边。布什停在了小男孩的房前,向迪克眨了眨眼,问小男孩:“嘿,孩子,盒子中的小狗是什么品种啊?”

小男孩答道:“民主党人。”

布什大惊失色,说:“怎么了?几周之前它们不还是共和党人吗?”

小男孩说:“小狗们把眼睛睁开了。”

1.lawn n.草坪;草地

E.g.I pass through along the lawn.

我沿着草地走过去。

2.puppy n.小狗,幼犬

E.g.The puppy wiggled its tail with delight.

小狗狗开心地摇动着尾巴。

3.accompany vt.陪伴,伴随;伴奏vi.伴奏,伴唱

E.g.Please accompany me on my walk.

请陪我散步。

to accompany a friend on a walk

陪一位朋友散步

4.Dubya 布什的别称

5.beam n.横梁;船宽;电波;光线;秤杆vt.以梁支撑;用……照射;流露;发送vi.照射;堆满笑容

E.g.The director beamed his approval.

主任以微笑表示同意。

The waitress beamed a cheerful welcome to the guests.

女服务员对宾客笑脸相迎。

6.pat vi./vt.轻拍

7.wink vi.闪烁;眨眼;使眼色n.眨眼;瞬间;使眼色;闪烁vt.眨眼

E.g.The sweet girl winked at me,and I realized she was only joking.

那个可爱的小姑娘向我眨眨眼,我知道她只不过是在和我开玩笑。

8.crush vt.压碎;弄皱,变形;使……挤入vi.挤;被压碎n.[俚]迷恋;粉碎;压榨;拥挤的人群

E.g.Don't crush this box;there are flowers inside.

别把这个盒子压坏了,里面有花。

Several people were crushed to death as they tried to escape from the burning theatre.

有几个人从火焰纷飞的剧场往外逃跑时被砸死。

in tow拖着;在一起