Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 　　口誤 　　視頻:點擊這里收聽課文錄音 　　First listen and then answer the question. 　　聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 　　Who made the only funny joke that evening and why? 　　People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one. 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. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!" 　　New words and expressions 生詞和短語 　　slip n. 小錯誤 　　comedy n. 喜劇 　　present v. 演出;adj. 出席，到場的 　　queue v. 排隊 　　dull adj. 枯燥，無味 　　artiste n. 藝人 　　advertiser n. 報幕員 　　參考譯文 　　人們總要想盡辦法看不花錢的演出——哪怕是拙劣的演出。當(dāng)“皮尤”鳥食公司將在我們當(dāng)?shù)赜霸貉莩鱿矂」?jié)目的消息傳開后，我們都趕緊跑去觀看。我們不得不排了好幾個小時才進得場去。在演出開始前場內(nèi)肯定已有好幾百人了。不幸的是，這次演出是我們看過的最乏味的演出了。那些沒能進到場內(nèi)的人沒有必要感到失望，因為很多應(yīng)該出場的專業(yè)演員都沒有來。那天晚上唯一有趣的事情是節(jié)目開始時那個報幕員的開場白。他顯然非常緊張，局促不安地在麥克風(fēng)前站了好幾分鐘。但他剛一開口說話，人們便哄堂大笑起來。我們都明白那個可憐的人應(yīng)該說些什么，而他實際說的卻是：“這是‘浦伊’鳥食公司，好女士們，晚上和先生們!”