Lesson 89A Slip of the Tongue
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Whomadetheonlyfunnyjokethateveningandwhy?
那天晚上唯一好笑的笑话是谁说的？为什么？
Peoplewilldoanythingtoseeafreeshow--evenifitisabadone.
人们为了看一场免费演出什么都愿意做——哪怕演出很糟糕。
WhenthenewsgotroundthatacomedyshowwouldbepresentedatourlocalcinemabytheP. andU. BirdSeedCompany, weallrushedtoseeit.
当消息传开，说P. and U. 鸟食公司将在我们当地的电影院举办一场喜剧演出时，我们全都赶去观看。
Wehadtoqueueforhourstogetinandtheremusthavebeenseveralhundredpeoplepresentjustbeforetheshowbegan.
我们不得不排了几个小时的队才进去，演出快开始时，到场的人一定有好几百。
Unfortunately, theshowwasoneofthedullestwehaveeverseen.
遗憾的是，这场演出是我们看过的最乏味的演出之一。
Thosewhofailedtogetinneednothavefeltdisappointed, asmanyoftheartisteswhoshouldhaveappeareddidnotcome.
那些没能进场的人也不必觉得失望，因为许多本应登台的艺人根本没有来。
Theonlyfunnythingsweheardthateveningcamefromtheadvertiseratthebeginningoftheprogramme.
那天晚上我们听到的唯一有趣的话，出自节目开始时的那位广告员。
Hewasobviouslyverynervousandforsomeminutesstoodawkwardlybeforethemicrophone.
他显然非常紧张，在麦克风前尴尬地站了好几分钟。
Assoonasheopenedhismouth, everyoneburstoutlaughing.
他一开口，大家就哄堂大笑。
Weallknowwhatthepoormanshouldhavesaid, butwhatheactuallysaidwas: ' ThisisthePooandEeSeedBirdCompany. Goodladies, eveningandgentlemen! '
我们都知道这个可怜的人本来应该说什么，可他实际上说的是：“这里是Poo and Ee 种鸟公司。各位好女士，晚上和先生们！”
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- comedy/ˈkɑːmədi/n.
a play or show that is meant to make people laugh
喜剧
#2When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
- present/prɪˈzent/v.
to put on a show for people to watch
上演；演出
#2When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
- get round/ɡet raʊnd/phr v.
to be passed from one person to another until many know
（消息）传开
#2When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
- queue/kjuː/v.
to stand in a line and wait for your turn
排队
#3We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
- unfortunately/ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli/adv.
used to say that something is sad or not lucky
遗憾的是；不幸地
#4Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.
- dull/dʌl/adj.
not interesting or exciting
乏味的；枯燥的
#4Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.
- artiste/ɑːrˈtiːst/n.
a person who sings, dances or acts in a show
艺人；演员
#5Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
- disappointed/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/adj.
sad because something you hoped for did not happen
失望的
#5Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
- advertiser/ˈædvərtaɪzər/n.
a person who tells people about a product to sell it
广告员；广告商
#6The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.
- obviously/ˈɑːbviəsli/adv.
in a way that is easy to see or understand
显然
#7He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
- nervous/ˈnɜːrvəs/adj.
worried and a little afraid about something
紧张的
#7He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
- awkwardly/ˈɔːkwərdli/adv.
in a way that is not relaxed or comfortable
尴尬地；笨拙地
#7He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
- microphone/ˈmaɪkrəfoʊn/n.
a thing you speak into to make your voice louder
麦克风；话筒
#7He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
- burst out laughing/bɜːrst aʊt ˈlæfɪŋ/phr.
to suddenly start to laugh loudly
突然大笑起来
#8As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.
- actually/ˈæktʃuəli/adv.
really; in fact
实际上；事实上
#9We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!'