Reproducing Bull

时间：2007-03-26 03:21:37

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A couple goes to an agricultural show way out in the countryside on a fine Sunday afternoon, and are watching the auctioning¹ off of reproduction bulls. The guy selling the bulls announces the first bull to be auctioned² off: "A fine specimen³, this bull reproduced 60 times last year."

The wife nudges her husband in the ribs⁴, and comments: "See! That was more

than 5 times a month!"

The second bull is to be sold: "Another fine specimen, this wonder reproduced 120 times last year."

Again the wife bugs⁵ her husband: "Hey, that's some 10 times a month. What do

YOU say to that?!"

Her husband is getting really annoyed with this comparison... The third bull is up for sale: "And this extraordinary specimen reproduced 360 times last year!"

The wife slaps her husband on the arm and yells: "That's once a day, every day of the year! How about YOU?!"

The husband was pretty irritated by now, and yells back: "Sure, once a day! But

ask the announcer if they were all with the same cow!!!"

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1 auctioning
v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。来自辞典例句 So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？来自电影对白

2 auctioned
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。来自《简明英汉词典》 TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 specimen
n.样本，标本
参考例句：
You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。 This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。

4 ribs
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹
参考例句：
He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。 Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

5 bugs
adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误
参考例句：
All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。来自《简明英汉词典》 The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。来自《简明英汉词典》