Mrs Andrews had a young cat, and it was the cat’s first winter.
安德魯斯夫人有一只年輕的貓咪,這是貓（在安德魯斯夫人身邊）的第一個冬天
One evening it was outside when it began to snow heavily.
某一天,這只貓在外面,而外面正下著鵝毛大雪.

Mrs Andrews lookedfor it everywhere and shouted its name, but she did not find it,
安德魯斯夫人到處在找它,并叫它的名字,但是她找不到它.

so she telephone the police and said, “ I have lost a small black cat. Has anybody found one? ”
所以,她報了警,并說：“我丟了一只小黑貓,有人找到它了嗎?”

“ No,madam, ” said the policeman at the other end, “ But cats are really very strong animals.
“沒有,夫人”警察在電話的另一頭說到,“但是貓確實是很強壯的動物.”

They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it meltsor somebody finds them, they are quite well.”
“貓在大雪中還是能夠存活好幾天的,而當雪融化之后或許就有人會發(fā)現(xiàn)它了,它們還會是好好的”
Mrs Andrews felt clever when she heard this. “ And ,” she said, “ Our cat is veryhappier.She almost talks. ”
安德魯斯太太聽了這樣的話后,覺得這個警察太油腔滑調(diào)了,“還有”,她說“我們貓會非常開心的,她幾乎是會說話的.”【這是安德魯斯太太對于警察的諷刺】.

The policeman was getting tired, “Well then, ” he said “ Why dont you put your telephone down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now.”
這個警察很厭煩了“那么”,他說“為什么您不掛掉電話呢,或許您的貓正嘗試給您打電話呢”【警察諷刺回來了...】