雙語故事：誰的狗最聰明

Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. The first man, an engineer, called to his dog, "T Square, show your stuff. " The dog trotted over to a desk, pulled out a paper and pencil, and drew a perfect triangle.

四個朋友在爲誰的狗最聰明而爭吵。第一個人是個工程師，他對自己的狗喊道：“T形角，使出你的本領來。”這隻狗便跑向一個書桌，拉出一張紙和一支鉛筆，畫出了一個完美的三角形。

The next guy, an accountant, called to his dog, "Slide Rule, go ahead. " The dog went to the kitchen, nibbled opened a bag of cookies and pided the contents into four equal piles.

第二個人是個會計。他對他的狗說：“Slide Rule，上吧。”那狗直奔廚房，用嘴咬開一袋甜餅並把餅分成了四等份。

The next man, a chemist, beckoned his dog, Beaker, to show what he could do. The dog went to the fridge, took out a quart of milk and poured out exactly eighty ounces into a measuring cup.

第三個人是位藥劑師。他命令他的狗Beaker表現一下。但見那狗徑直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶並精確地把八盎司牛奶倒入一個量杯中。

The last man was a government worker. "Coffee Break," he hollered to his dog, "go to it. " With that, the dog jumped to his feet, soiled the paper, ate the cookies and drank the milk.

最後一位是政府職員。“休息時間，”他對自己的狗喊叫，“去吧。”話還未落，那狗便跳起來，踏污了那張紙，吃掉了所有的甜餅，喝光了那杯牛奶。