传教士买鹦鹉

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"Are you sure it doesn't scream, yell, or swear?" asked the preacher. bxPa|s?  
“你确信它不会尖叫，大叫或诅咒别人吗？”传教士问。 {q$U\y%Rq  
"Oh absolutely. He's a religious parrot," the storekeeper assures him. Zs}h>$E5_B  
“噢，绝对不会。它是一只虔诚的鹦鹉。”店主向他保证。 PW%ith1)<  
"Do you see those strings on his legs? When you pull the right one, he recites the lord's prayer, and when you pull on the left he recites the 23rd Psalm." J V}
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“你看见它腿上的那些细绳了吗？当你拉动右边这根，它会背诵天主经；当你拉动左边那根，它会背诵赞美诗。” :RIqA/  
"Wonderful!" says the preacher, "but what happens if you pull both strings?" d~_5Jx  
“太棒了！”传教士说，“但是如果我同时拉动两根绳子，会发生什么呢？” 
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"I fall off my perch, you stupid fool!" screeched the parrot. #t1? *4.p  
“我会从树干上掉下去，你这个笨蛋！”鹦鹉尖声说道。 jTqJ(M}L  
这个笑话中出现了三个含有“大喊”、“大叫”意思的词语：scream，yell 和 screech。 i
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scream 指“因痛苦、恐惧、惊奇、快乐等而发出尖叫声”，如： c{to9Lk.#  
She screamed when she saw the child fall. 当她看见那个孩子跌倒时，她尖声叫了起来。 Cp!9 "J:  
yell 多指求援、鼓励时的呼叫，也可指因外界因素刺激而发出尖厉声音。如： :(OV{ u  
yell the team to victory 用喊声鼓励运动队取胜 WwoT~O8R  
screech 指“发出尖锐刺耳的声音”，如： *;Q#UH  
The car screeched to a halt. 车子发出尖嘎声停了下来。