A woman was singing. One of the guests turned to a man by his side and criticized the singer.
一位妇人正在唱歌。客人中有一位转过头对他身边的男士批评这位唱歌的人。

"What a terrible voice!" he said. "Do you know who she is?"
“好糟糕的歌声啊！”他说，“你知道她是谁吗？”

"Yes," was the answer. "She is my wife."
“是的”男士回答，“她是我太太”

"Oh, I beg your pardon." The man said, "Of course her voice is not bad, but the song is very bad. I wonder who wrote that awful song."
“喔，对不起，请原谅”这位批评的男士说，“当然她的声音还不坏，但歌很差，我不知道谁写的这么烂的歌！”

"I did." was the answer.
回答：“我写的！”

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【单字注解】

1. wonder: To be doubtful about; have a desire to know. 想要知道

I wonder what I ought to do.
我不知道该怎么办。

2. awful: adj. very bad.

An awful earthquake erupted in Haiti last month.
上个月海地爆发了可怕的地震。
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