小故事

Smart Parrot
聪明的鹦鹉
A lady walk into a pet store and asks the salesman if he has any parrots for sale.
一位女士走进一间宠物商店询问是否有鹦鹉出售。
He replies that he has a very special parrot in back.
店员回答说里面有一只很特别的鹦鹉。
They go to the back of the store and see a beautiful bird with a string around each leg.
他们走进商店的里间，看到一只美丽的鹦鹉，它的每只腿上各系了一根绳子。
The salesman explains that if she pulls the string on the left leg, the bird sings "Sunshine on My Shoulder," and if she pulls the right string, it sings "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head."
店员解释说如果拉一拉鹦鹉左腿上栓的绳子，它就会唱《阳光照在我的肩膀上》；拉它右腿上的绳子，它就会唱《雨滴落在我的头上》。
The lady asks what happens if she pulls both strings, and the smart bird yells out, "Don't! I will fall on my bottom, lady!"
女士问如果同时拉两根绳子会怎么样，这只聪明的鹦鹉叫道：“千万不要！女士！我会摔个屁股蹲儿的！”

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. for sale
供出售；待售；
eg. His former home is for sale at £495,000.
他的旧居要以 49。5 万英镑的价格出售。
eg. The company is not for sale.
该公司不准备出售。
2. in back
汽车（或建筑物等）的后部；
eg. She hurried to the kitchen in back of the store.
她赶紧进到商店后面的厨房。
eg. Catlett got behind the wheel and I sat in back.
卡特利特开车，我坐在车子后面。
3. yell out
（常指因激动、生气或痛苦）叫喊，大喊，吼叫；
eg. Don't squeeze his hand; it makes him yell out in pain.
不要挤他的手，他会疼得高声喊叫。
eg. Sometimes, I yell out of sheer frustration.
有时，我因为挫折大喊大叫。