每日晨读丨一只口吃的鸟

John lives on a small farm. He cannot speak well. He stammers a lot when he speaks.

约翰住在一个小农场里。他说话不是很流畅，因为他说话的时候总会结巴。

One day he goes to a shop. He wants to buy a parrot.

一天他去一个商店，想买一只鹦鹉。

He says to the shopkeeper, “D-d-do you have a p-p-parrot?”

他对店主说：“你，你，你有鹦，鹦，鹦鹉吗？”

“Yes, sir,” answer the shopkeeper, “Here is a fine green one. It understands everything.”

“有的，先生，”店主回答：“这有一只很漂亮的绿色的鹦鹉，它什么都知道。”

So John buys it and goes home with his bird. But some days later he takes it back to the shop.

所以约翰买了这只鹦鹉，把它带回了家。但是几天后，他把鹦鹉带回了商店。

“This b-b-bird can’t t-t-talk,” he says, “It can only st-t-tammer.”

他说：“这只鸟，鸟，鸟不会说，说，说话，它只会结，结，结巴。”