Polly: Did you see my new bird feeder, Annie?

波莉：安妮，你见过我的新喂鸟器了吗？
Annie: Yes, I did. I saw it last week.

安妮：见过了，上星期看到了。
Polly: Well, I bought it because of the label. It said, 'This bird feeder is squirrel-proof.'

波莉：我是因为标签上写着“防松鼠喂鸟器”才买的。
Annie: Yes, you told me that.

安妮：是，你告诉过我了。
Polly: Well, I brought it home. I put lots of nuts in it. And I hung it outside the kitchen window.

波莉：我把它拿回家，往里面放了很多果仁，把它挂在了厨房窗户外面。
Polly: That night, a squirrel broke into the 'squirrel-proof' bird feeder. It ate all the nuts. The squirrel's tummy became enormous.

波莉：当天晚上，一只松鼠闯进了这个“防松鼠”喂鸟器，把果仁全吃了。松鼠的肚子撑得大大的。
Annie: Oh, no! Don't tell me!

安妮：噢，不！别说了！
Polly: The next day, I went into the kitchen. What did I see? A dead squirrel in my birdfeeder, outside my kitchen window!

波莉：第二天，我到厨房去。我看到了什么？厨房窗户外的喂鸟器里面有只死松鼠！
Annie: That's awful! What did you do?

安妮：太可怕了！你怎么办了？
Polly: I cut it down, and put it in a bag. Then I took it back to the shop. They gaveme my money back.

波莉：我把它剪下来，放到一个包里，把它拿回了商店。他们给我退钱了。
Annie: But what's the use of that?

安妮：但这又有什么用呢？
Polly: I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I haven't got one!

波莉：我想要一个防松鼠喂鸟器，可还是没有！