趣味英语故事：老板和鹦鹉(双语)
<p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parrot">parrot</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="werethree">werethree</span> <span word="parrots">parrots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="was">was</span> $5,000; <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span>, $10,000; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="one">one</span>, $30,000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="How">How</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="is">is</span> $5,000? <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kindof">kindof</span> <span word="parrot">parrot</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="How">How</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>,<span word="like">like</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="How">How</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="one">one</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="canhe">canhe</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopsaid">shopsaid</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Boss">Boss</span>.</p><p> 老板最大 有个人到一间商店买鹦鹉。店里有三只鹦鹉，其中一只卖五千元，另一只卖一万元，还有一只卖三万元。顾客问老板：「为什么这只要卖五千元?这个价钱对这种鹦鹉来说太贵了!」老板说：「因为我有训练他讲话。」顾客又问：「那这只呢?他会做什么?为什么要卖这么贵?」老板说：「他除了会说话之外，还会表演一些有趣的动作，好比说跳舞等等，所以才卖这么贵。」顾客接着又问：「那第三只呢?他会做什么?为什么要卖这么贵?」老板说：「我不知道。我从没听过他讲话、吹口哨或唱歌，也没看过他跳舞，什么都没有!不过另外两只叫他：『老板!』」</p>
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