第24单元 热狗
Two people immigrate to America. On their first daythey are wandering around New York City. Aftermany hours of sightseeing both people are hungry.They then come up to a street vendor selling hotdogs.
有两个人移民到美国,第一天便在纽约市内到处闲逛。逛了几个小时,两人都饿了,便想去卖热狗的路边摊买东西吃。
One says to the other in a shocked tone, "My God.Do they eat dogs in America?"
其中一个人口气惊讶地对另一个说:“我的天,美国有在吃狗肉啊?”
"I don't know!" says the other, equally appalled.
“我不知道耶!”另一个人同样惊讶地说道。
"Well," says the first, "We're going to be Americans, so we must do as they do."
“那么,”第一个人说:“既然我们要当美国人,那就得入乡随俗才行。”
They approach the vendor bravely. "Two hot dogs, plaese."
他们于是鼓起勇气来到摊贩前面说:“要两只热狗。”
The vendor hands them their food in a pair of paper sacks. The two immigrants sit on a parkbunch to eat their lunch. One looks inside his sack, hesitates and turns to his partner andsays, "Uh, which part of the dog did you get?"
小贩用两个纸篓各装一支热狗给他们,这两个新来的移民便去公园长椅上坐下来准备吃午餐。其中一个人看了一下纸袋里面的东西,犹豫了一会儿,转头对他的同伴说:“嗯,你拿到的是狗的哪个部位?”