英语幽默小故事：Hen House

The priest in a small Irish village was very fond of the chickens he kept in the hen house out the back of the parish rectory. He had a cock rooster and about ten hens.

在一个小小的爱尔兰村庄中，牧师非常地喜爱鸡舍中的小鸡。鸡舍位于教区后面，里面有一只公鸡，十只母鸡。

One Saturday night the cock rooster was missing and the priest suspected that it was because cock fights were being held in the village. So he decided to do something about it at church the next morning.

然而，公鸡在一个星期六的晚上不见了，牧师怀疑可能是因为村里举办了斗鸡比赛。他谋划在第二天早晨去教堂做些事情。

At Mass, he asked the congregation, "Has anybody got a cock?" All the men stood up.

当着大家的面，他问道：“谁有一只公鸡吗？”所有的男人都站了起来。

"No, No," he said, "that wasn"t what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock?" All the women stood up.

“不是的，”他说，“我不是那个意思，有谁见到过一只公鸡吗？”所有的女人都站了起来。

"No, No," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock that doesn't belong to them?" Half the women stood up.

“不是的！”他说，“我不是那个意思。有谁见过一只不属于自己的公鸡吗？”半数的女人站了起来。

"No, No," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen my cock?" All the altar boys stood up.

“不是的。”他说，“我也不是那个意思。有谁见过我的公鸡吗？”所有的侍者男孩都站了起来。

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