小故事

His Mother Wants Him to Be a Doctor
它妈妈想让它当医生
A guy walks into a bar with a small dog.
一个人带着一只小狗走进酒吧。
The bartender says, "Get out of here with that dog!"
酒吧侍者说：“带着你的狗出去！”
The guy says, "But this isn't just any dog...this dog can play the piano!"
那个人说：“我的狗可不是一般的狗，它会弹钢琴！”
The bartender replies, "Well, if he can play that piano, you both can stay...and have a drink on the house!"
酒吧侍者答道：“好吧，如果你的狗会弹钢琴，你们俩都可以留下，还可以免费喝酒！”
So the guy stis the dog on the piano stool, and the dog starts plaing.
于是那个人让狗坐在钢琴凳上，开始演奏。
Ragtime, Mozart, and the bartender and patrons are enjoying the music.
爵士乐、古典音乐……一曲曲演奏下来，酒吧侍者和店里的客人们都陶醉其中。
Suddenly a bigger dog runs in, grabs the small dog by the scruff of the neck, and drags him out.
突然，一只大狗跑了进来，一把抓住小狗的后脖子，把它拖了出去。
The bartender asks the guy, "What was that all about?"
酒吧侍者问那个人：“这是怎么回事？”
The guy replies, "Oh, that was his mother. She wanted him to be a doctor."
那个人答道：“哦，那是它妈妈。她想让它当医生。”

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. on the house
（餐馆或酒吧）免费招待的；
eg. The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
店主知道了订婚一事，于是免费请他们喝香槟。
eg. It was the publican's birthday, so all the drinks were on the house.
那天是酒店老板的生日，所以免费招待顾客喝酒。
2. the scruff of the neck
（从后面）揪住脖颈，抓住衣领；
eg. He picked the dog up by the scruff of the neck.
他一把抓住狗的脖子把它拎起来。
eg. The barman took her by the scruff of the neck and threw her out.
酒吧男招待一把揪住她的颈背，将她扔了出去。
3. want sb. to do sth.
希望某人做某事；
eg. He wants me to go with him.
他希望我同他一起去。
eg. I want us to play hardball on this issue.
我希望我们在这个问题上不手软。