[ti:英语小达人每天10分钟诙谐篇] [ar:恒星英语学习网 www.hxen.com] [al:英语小达人每天10分钟-诙谐篇] [by:恒星英语学习网 www.hxen.com] [00:00.01]Unit 17 A Businessman,A Priest or A Drunk第17单元 商人、牧师或酒鬼 [00:12.36]An older couple had a son, who was still living at home. 一对老夫妻有个儿子,目前仍然闲赋在家, [00:17.13]The parents were a little warried, as the son was still unable to decide about his future carrer, so they decided to do a small test.还没确定未来要从事哪一行。父母有点担心,便决定做个小测验。 [00:29.08]They took a ten-dollar bill, a Bible, and a bottle of whiskey, and put them on the front hall table...then they hid, pretending they were not at home.他们把一张十元纸钞、一本圣经和一瓶威士忌摆在前厅桌上...然后躲起来假装不在家。 [00:42.31]The father's plan was:"If our son takes the money, he will be a businessman, if he takes the Bible, he will be a priest—父亲的计划是:“如果我们儿子拿了钱,将来会是个商人;如果拿了圣经,将来会是个牧师; [00:53.10]but if he takes the bottle of whiskey,I'm afraid our son will be a drunkard."但他如果拿了那瓶威士忌,恐怕儿子将来会变成酒鬼。” [01:00.33]So the parents hid in the nearby closet and waited nervously. Peeping through the keyhole they saw their son arrive.于是父母躲在附近飞衣橱里紧张地等待着,从钥匙孔偷看儿子回来的一举一动。 [01:09.47]The son saw the note they had left. Then, he took the 10-dollar bill, looked at it against the light,and slid it in his pocket.儿子看到父母出门的纸条后,先拿起十元纸钞,就着光看了一下便塞进口袋里。 [01:19.49]After that, he took the Bible, flicked through it, and took it. Finally he grabbed the bottle, open it, 接着拿起圣经轻轻弹了一下也决定拿走;最后则是拿起酒瓶, [01:28.19]and took an appreciative whiff to be assured of the quality... then he left, carrying all three items.打开瓶盖鉴赏般地嗅了一下,想弄清楚酒的品质如何...然后离开房间,把三样东西全带走了。 [01:36.31]The father slapped his forehead and said, "Darn, it's even worse than could ever have imagined..."父亲往额头重重一拍,说道:“该死,结果比我想的还要糟...” [01:52.45]"Our son is going to be politician!"“我们的儿子以后会去搞政治!”