英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 370 Lemon Squeeze

[00:00.01]Lemon Squeeze 擠檸檬 [00:15.55]The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they had a standing $1,000 bet. 當(dāng)?shù)氐木瓢纱_信他們的侍者是附近地區(qū)最強壯的人，于是他們開了一個1000美元的賭盤。 [00:23.33]The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, 那個侍者會把一只檸檬的汁水都擠到一個玻璃杯里， [00:30.13]and hand the lemon to a patron. 然后把這只擠干的檸檬交給顧客， [00:32.44]Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money. 無論誰能再擠出一滴來，就可以贏得那1000美元。 [00:37.34]Many people had tried over time but nobody could do it. 很多人都來試過了，可是沒人能做到。 [00:40.50]One day, a scrawny little man came in, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit. 一天，一個戴著厚厚的眼鏡、穿著滌綸套裝的瘦小男人走了進(jìn)來。 [00:48.53]"I'd like to try the bet," he said in a tiny, squeaky voice. “我想試一試，”他發(fā)出一種尖而細(xì)的聲音。 [00:54.06]After the laughter had died down, 等大家的笑聲減弱了， [00:56.12]the bartender grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. 侍者抓起一只檸檬擠干， [00:59.35]He handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man. 然后把剩下的皺巴巴的東西遞給那個小個子。 [01:03.40]But the crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his fist around the lemon and six drops fell into the glass. 當(dāng)那人攥緊拳頭又往杯子里擠了六滴檸檬汁時，酒吧里已經(jīng)變得鴉雀無聲。 [01:14.40]As the crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1,000 and asked the little man what he did for a living. 侍者在大家的歡呼聲中付給小個子1000美元，又問他是做什么的， [01:22.29]Was he a lumberjack, or a weightlifter, or what? 是伐木工、舉重運動員還是別的什么？ [01:40.26]"I work for the IRS." “我在國內(nèi)收入署工作。”

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