夫人属“牛”

时间：2015-07-16 06:14:35

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In the past, an official celebrated¹ his birthday.

A small official under him heard that he was born in the year of "the rat". To curry² the official's favour, he had a gold rat cast as a birthday present and went to the official's house to congratulate him on his birthday.

The official was very pleased at the sight of the gold rat and said: "Do you know? In a few days my wife will celebrate her birthday too. She was born in the year of 'the ox'".

从前，有个官员过生日。

他手下的一个小官听说他属“鼠”，为了巴结他，铸了一只金鼠作为寿礼，登门祝寿。

这个官员一见金鼠，很是高兴，说：“你们知道吗？过几天，我的夫人也要过生日了，她是属‘牛’”。

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1 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 curry
n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革
参考例句：
Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。 Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。