英语小达人 157 Selling a Ladder

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　　卖梯子

　　There was³ a big garden near old Mr. Jones house, and it had⁴ a lot of fruit trees in it. One day he saw⁵ some beautiful apples on one of them. He went home and get a ladder, put it against⁶ the high wall of the garden and climbed up. Then he pulled⁷ the ladder up, put it down on the other side⁸, and climbed down into the garden. Just then a gardener⁹ cam e¹ round a corner and saw him.

　　老琼斯先生家附近有一座大花园，里面长了很多果树。一天，他看到有棵树上结了一些鲜艳苹果。他回家拿了一架梯子，把它倚靠在花园的高墙上，爬了上去。然后，他把梯子拿起来放在墙的另一边，顺着梯子下去进了花园。就在这时，园丁从角落里走了过来，看到了他。

　　"What are you doing here?" he shouted.

　　“你在这里做什么呢？”他喊道。

　　Mr. Jones thought¹⁰ quickly and then said¹¹, "I'm selling my ladder."

　　琼斯先生脑子一转，说道：“我在卖梯子。”

　　"Selling your ladder? In somebody¹² else's garden? Do you think I believe¹³ such¹⁴ a stupid¹⁵ story?" said the gardener and came¹⁶ towards¹⁷ Mr. Jones with a stick¹⁸.

　　“卖梯子？在别人的花园里？你以为我会相信你现编乱造？”说着，园丁就拿着棍子朝他走去。

　　"It is my ladder," said Mr. Jones,"and I can sell it where I like. You needn't buy if you don't want to." And he took¹⁹ his ladder and climbed over the wall again.

　　“这是我的梯子！”琼斯先生说，“我愿意在哪里卖就在哪里卖。如果你不愿意，就不必买啊！”他带着梯子，又爬过墙走了。

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