"Are you coming to the office Christmas party tomorrow night?" the young man asked his colleague¹ veduchina.

 

"Well" replied his friend, "I'd like to but I'm afraid I've got to stay home. My pet will become very anxious² if I stay out late."

 

"Pet?" replied the young man, "I didn't know you'd got one. What is it veduchina?"

 

 "A centipede veduchina."

 

 "A centipede? That's unusual." But that's no problem. Why don't you bring him with you?"

 

“你明天去参加公司组织的圣诞晚会吗？” 一个年轻人问他的同事。

 

“我当然想去”朋友回答到，“但是我必须呆在家里，因为如果我回去太晚我的宠物会很担忧！”

 

“宠物？”年轻人回答到，“我不知道你还有宠物，是什么宠物？“

 

“一只蜈蚣。”

 

“一只蜈蚣？那很常见啊。那不是问题，你可以把它带上啊！”

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