Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 口誤
People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!"
句子講解：
1、People will do anything to see a free show—even if it is a bad one.
人們總是想盡辦法去看免費(fèi)的演出一哪怕是拙劣的演出。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) free show免費(fèi)的表演
2、When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it
當(dāng)“皮尤"鳥(niǎo)食公司將在我們當(dāng)?shù)?演出喜劇節(jié)目的消息傳開(kāi)后，大家都趕緊跑去觀看。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sb. rush to see sth.某人蜂擁而至去看某物
3、We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred peofrfe present before the show began.
我們不得不排了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)的隊(duì)才進(jìn)了場(chǎng)，在演出開(kāi)始前場(chǎng)內(nèi)肯定有好幾百現(xiàn)眾了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) queue (v.) make Q = make queue= stand in a line 排隊(duì)
People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!"
句子講解：
1、People will do anything to see a free show—even if it is a bad one.
人們總是想盡辦法去看免費(fèi)的演出一哪怕是拙劣的演出。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) free show免費(fèi)的表演
2、When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it
當(dāng)“皮尤"鳥(niǎo)食公司將在我們當(dāng)?shù)?演出喜劇節(jié)目的消息傳開(kāi)后，大家都趕緊跑去觀看。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sb. rush to see sth.某人蜂擁而至去看某物
3、We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred peofrfe present before the show began.
我們不得不排了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)的隊(duì)才進(jìn)了場(chǎng)，在演出開(kāi)始前場(chǎng)內(nèi)肯定有好幾百現(xiàn)眾了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) queue (v.) make Q = make queue= stand in a line 排隊(duì)