Say Goodbye to Mother

A couple is dressed and ready to go out for the evening. They phone for a cab，turn on a night light，cover their pet parakeet and put the cat out in the back yard.

The taxi arrives，and they open the front door to leave. Suddenly the cat they put out scoots back into the house. They don’t want the cat shut in there because she always tries to eat the bird. The wife goes out to the taxi while the husband goes back in. The cat runs upstairs，with the man in hot pursuit.

The wife doesn’t want the driver to know the house will be empty. She explains to the taxi driver that her husband will be out soon.“He’s just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother.”

A few minutes later the husband gets into the cab.“Sorry I took so long，”he says，as they drive away.“Stupid hag was hiding under the bed. Had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out！Then I had to wrap her in a blanket to keep her from scratching me. But it worked. I hauled her fat butt downstairs and threw her out into the back yard！”

The cab driver hit a parked car.

重点英语词汇：

1.Couple - 夫妇，指一对男女。

2.Dressed - 穿着，指穿戴整齐。

3.Ready - 准备好，指做好了出发的准备。

4.Evening - 晚上，指一天中的傍晚到夜晚的时间段。

5.Phone for a cab - 打电话叫出租车。

6.Night light - 夜灯，指晚上用来照明的小灯。

7.Cover - 盖住，指用东西遮盖。

8.Pet parakeet - 宠物鹦鹉，指作为宠物饲养的鹦鹉。

9.Put out - 放出去，指将宠物放到户外。

10.Back yard - 后院，指房屋后面的户外区域。

11.Scoots - 快速移动，这里指猫快速跑回屋内。

12.Shut in - 关在里面，指被关在某个空间内。

13.Husband - 丈夫，指已婚女性的配偶。

14.Pursuit - 追赶，指追赶某人或某物。

15.Explain - 解释，指说明情况或理由。

16.Stupid hag - 愚蠢的老妇人，这里指猫。

17.Hide - 躲藏，指藏起来不被发现。

18.Poke - 戳，指用尖锐的物体轻触或推动。

19.Coat hanger - 衣架，指用来挂衣服的钩子。

20.Wrap - 包裹，指用布或类似材料覆盖。

21.Scratch - 抓，指用爪子或指甲抓。

22.Fat butt - 肥大的屁股，这里指猫。

23.Haul - 拖，指用力拉。

24.Cab driver - 出租车司机。

25.Hit - 撞击，指车辆撞击其他物体。

向母亲告别

晚上，一对夫妇打扮停当，准备出去。他们打电话叫了一辆出租车，然后打开了一盏夜灯，把他们心爱的长尾小鹦鹉藏好，并把家猫弄到了后院。

出租车到了，他们打开前门准备离开。突然，那只猫迅捷地溜回屋内。他们不想把猫关在屋内，因为它总是想吃掉那只鹦鹉。妻子出门走向出租车，丈夫则返回屋内。猫跑到了楼上，丈夫在后面拼命追赶。

妻子不想让出租车司机知道自己的家里马上就空无一人，说丈夫马上就出来。“他就是上楼跟我的母亲告别。”

几分钟以后，丈夫钻进了出租车，车开了。“对不起，我来晚了。”他说道，“那个蠢婆娘一直躲在床底下。我得拿个衣架把她给钩出来！然后我用一床毯子把她裹着，这样她的爪子就抓不到我了。这方法真有效。我拖着她的肥屁股下楼，把她扔到了后院。”

出租车司机撞上了一辆停着的汽车。