One day a man went to an auction。 While there， he bid on a parrot。 He really wanted this bird， so he got caught up in the bidding。 He kept on bidding， but kept getting outbid， so he bid higher and higher and higher。
一天一个人去参加拍卖。他相中了一只鹦鹉，他真的很想要这只鸟儿，于是他在竞价中紧紧跟着。他一直出价，出得比别人都高，最终，价格一路水涨船高。
Finally， after he bid way more than he intended， he won the bid - the parrot was his at last！
在出到比预想要高得多得的价格后，他赢了这次竞价，鹦鹉终于是他的了！
As he was paying for the parrot， he said to the Auctioneer， “I sure hope this parrot can talk。 I would hate to have paid this much for it， only to find out that he can‘t talk！”
他去付钱时对拍卖人说，“我希望这只鹦鹉一定要会说话。如果出了这么高的价，它还不能说话的话，我肯定会很难过的。”
“Don‘t worry。” said the Auctioneer， “He can talk。 Who do you think kept bidding against you？”
“不要担心。”拍卖人说，“它可以说话的。你以为时谁在竞价时一直跟你对着干？”
本文来源：沪江英语
责任编辑：王淳
