Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue
    口誤
    First listen and then answer the question.
    聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
    Who made the only funny joke that evening and why?
    People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.
    人們總要想盡辦法看不花錢的演出--哪怕是拙劣的演出。
    When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company,
    當(dāng)“皮尤”鳥食公司將在我們當(dāng)?shù)?演出喜劇節(jié)目的消息傳開后，
    we all rushed to see it.
    我們都趕緊跑去觀看。
    We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
    我們不得不排了好幾個小時才進得場去。在演出開始前場內(nèi)肯定已有好幾百人了。
    Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.
    不幸的是，這次演出是我們看過的最乏味的演出了。
    Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
    那些沒能進到場內(nèi)的人沒有必要感到失望，因為很多應(yīng)該出場的專業(yè)演員都沒有來。
    The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.
    那天晚上有趣的事情是節(jié)目開始時那個報幕員的開場白。
    He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
    他顯然非常緊張，局促不安地在麥克風(fēng)前站了好幾分鐘。
    As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.
    但他剛一開口說話，人們便哄堂大笑起來。
    We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was:
    我們都明白那個可憐的人應(yīng)該說些什么，而他實際說的卻是：
    'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!'
    “這是‘浦伊’鳥食公司，好女士們，晚上和先生們！”