英语笑话:Leave the color把颜色留下

[00:24.73]local 当地的

[00:27.77]one-time fee 一次性付费

[00:32.14]disconnecting 中断

[00:36.11]object to 反对

[00:39.69]calmly 平静地

[00:43.22]英文原文

[00:44.72]Years ago, people rented phones from the local telephone company

[00:48.75]and had the option of paying a one-time fee to have a color model.

[00:52.22]One customer, who had had his phone for some time,

[00:55.25]forgot how this worked.

[00:57.30]When I was disconnecting his service,

[00:59.45]he objected to my leaving with his phone.

[01:01.88]"That's mine," he said angrily. "I paid for it."

[01:04.69]"No, sir, you paid for the color, not the phone," I explained.

[01:08.60]"Okay, take the phone," he said calmly, "but leave the color."

[01:15.16]中文大意

[01:54.45]逐句对照

[01:58.45]Years ago, people rented phones from the local telephone company

[02:01.89]and had the option of paying a one-time fee to have a color model.

[02:14.30]One customer, who had had his phone for some time,

[02:17.46]forgot how this worked.

[02:23.78]When I was disconnecting his service,

[02:25.50]he objected to my leaving with his phone.

[02:32.35]"That's mine," he said angrily. "I paid for it."

[02:38.74]"No, sir, you paid for the color, not the phone," I explained.

[02:48.35]"Okay, take the phone," he said calmly, "but leave the color."

[02:59.43]多学一点

[03:03.36]local 当地的，本地的

[03:09.38]local people

[03:11.40]The local customs here are very interesting.

[03:18.23]one-time fee 一次性付费

[03:26.93]one-time tax 一次性的征税

[03:31.13]disconnect 中断

[03:33.22]connect

[03:38.12]object to 反对

[03:41.22]someone object to something

[03:44.03]Some people object to modern materialism.

[03:51.01]leave 把…留下

[03:59.22]重新听一次故事原文

[04:01.85]Years ago, people rented phones from the local telephone company

[04:05.29]and had the option of paying a one-time fee to have a color model.

[04:08.52]One customer, who had had his phone for some time,

[04:11.58]forgot how this worked.

[04:13.57]When I was disconnecting his service,

[04:15.60]he objected to my leaving with his phone.

[04:17.90]"That's mine," he said angrily. "I paid for it."

[04:20.70]"No, sir, you paid for the color, not the phone," I explained.

[04:24.91]"Okay, take the phone," he said calmly, "but leave the color."

把颜色留下

几年前，人们从当地的电话公司租用电话时只要选择额外一次性地付一点钱就能拿到一个彩色的电话机。 有一名顾客在电话用了一些日子后忘记了这个规则。 当我去中断他的电话服务时，他不让我把电话机带走。“那是我的电话机”，他生气地说，“我付了钱的。”“不对 ，先生，你付的是颜色的钱，不是电话的钱，”我给他解释。 “那好，把电话拿走吧，”他平静地说，“但颜色得留下”。