89 A Slip of the Tongue

A slip of the tongue

口误

People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.

人们总要想尽办法去看不花钱的演出一哪怕是拙劣的演出。

When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.

当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后,我们都赶紧跑去观看。

We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.

我们不得不排了好几个小时才进得场去。在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了。

Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.

不幸的是,这次演出是我们看过的最乏味的演出了。

Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed,

那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望，