英语小达人每天10分钟 370 Lemon Squeeze

[00:00.01]Lemon Squeeze 挤柠檬 [00:15.55]The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they had a standing $1,000 bet. 当地的酒吧确信他们的侍者是附近地区最强壮的人，于是他们开了一个1000美元的赌盘。 [00:23.33]The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, 那个侍者会把一只柠檬的汁水都挤到一个玻璃杯里， [00:30.13]and hand the lemon to a patron. 然后把这只挤干的柠檬交给顾客， [00:32.44]Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money. 无论谁能再挤出一滴来，就可以赢得那1000美元。 [00:37.34]Many people had tried over time but nobody could do it. 很多人都来试过了，可是没人能做到。 [00:40.50]One day, a scrawny little man came in, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit. 一天，一个戴着厚厚的眼镜、穿着涤纶套装的瘦小男人走了进来。 [00:48.53]"I'd like to try the bet," he said in a tiny, squeaky voice. “我想试一试，”他发出一种尖而细的声音。 [00:54.06]After the laughter had died down, 等大家的笑声减弱了， [00:56.12]the bartender grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. 侍者抓起一只柠檬挤干， [00:59.35]He handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man. 然后把剩下的皱巴巴的东西递给那个小个子。 [01:03.40]But the crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his fist around the lemon and six drops fell into the glass. 当那人攥紧拳头又往杯子里挤了六滴柠檬汁时，酒吧里已经变得鸦雀无声。 [01:14.40]As the crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1,000 and asked the little man what he did for a living. 侍者在大家的欢呼声中付给小个子1000美元，又问他是做什么的， [01:22.29]Was he a lumberjack, or a weightlifter, or what? 是伐木工、举重运动员还是别的什么？ [01:40.26]"I work for the IRS." “我在国内收入署工作。”

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