Two Penguins 两只企鹅

张恒

A man was driving along the motorway when he saw two penguins standing in the hard shoulder. They looked lost， so he picked them up and put them in the back seat of his car. He then goes to the petrol station to fill up and soon the attendant1 notices the penguins in the back seat.

一个沿着高速公路驾车行驶的男人看到有两只企鹅站在紧急停车处。它们看起来好像迷路了，所以他搭载了它们，让它们坐在后排座位。他去加油站加油，一个服务人员很快就发现了他车后座的两只企鹅。

He says to the man， “What are those two penguins doing in the back of your car？”

他对这个男人说：“这两只企鹅在你的车后座干嘛呢？”

The man says， “I found them on the road and they looked lost， so I picked them up.”

这个男人答道：“我在路上碰到的，它们好像迷路了，所以顺便载了它们。”

“You should take them to the zoo，” replied the attendant.

“你应该带它们去动物园。”服务人员答道。

“What a good idea！” said the man， and then paid for his petrol and drove off.

“真是个好主意！”这个男人说完，付了油钱就开车走了。

The next day he went to the same petrol station and the same attendant serves him and notices the penguins are still in the car. He says to the man， “I thought I told you to take them to the zoo？”

第二天，他去了同一家加油站，又是上次那個服务人员招待他。服务人员发现两只企鹅还在车里，就对这个男人说：“我以为我叫你带它们去动物园了？”

The man replies， “I did...they loved it...and now Im going to take them to the movies！”

男人答道：“我带它们去了……它们很喜欢那儿……现在我要带它们去看电影啦！”

Notes：

1. attendant n. 服务员，侍者