8.闭上嘴（911）

Lesson 8 Be Quiet!

During the Great Depression, finding a job was really tough.

Joe, a former gym athlete, was lucky to land a job at a zoo.

He found out the zoo's star attraction had been a gorilla that suddenly passed away.

The zookeeper was worried about losing visitors, so Joe had to dress as the gorilla until they could get another one.

The more people he attracted, the more money he'd make.

So, he did everything possible to grab the visitors' attention, drawing large crowds on the first few days.

But gradually, the crowds grew bored of his tree-swinging and face-making.

He noticed people were more interested in the new lion in the cage next to his.

Not wanting to be ignored, he climbed to the top of his cage, crawled over a partition, and hung himself above the lion's cage.

He teased the angry lion below, which drew even larger crowds.

Impressed, the zookeeper gave him a raise for being such a great draw.

Then, one day, while hanging over the lion's cage again, he accidentally fell in.

The lion was on him in a flash, and Joe found himself on his back, staring up at the furious lion.

He barely managed to open his mouth to scream, "hel..." before the lion's paw covered it.

Terrified for his life, he then heard the lion whisper, "Be quiet, or we'll both be out of a job!"

1. During the Great Depression, finding a job was really tough.

2. Joe, a former gym athlete, was lucky to land a job at a zoo.

3. He found out the zoo's star attraction had been a gorilla that suddenly passed away.

4. The zookeeper was worried about losing visitors, so Joe had to dress as the gorilla until they could get another one.

5. The more people he attracted, the more money he'd make.

6. So, he did everything possible to grab the visitors' attention, drawing large crowds on the first few days.

7. But gradually, the crowds grew bored of his tree-swinging and face-making.

8. He noticed people were more interested in the new lion in the cage next to his.

9. Not wanting to be ignored, he climbed to the top of his cage, crawled over a partition, and hung himself above the lion's cage.

10. He teased the angry lion below, which drew even larger crowds.

11. Impressed, the zookeeper gave him a raise for being such a great draw.

12. Then, one day, while hanging over the lion's cage again, he accidentally fell in.

13. The lion was on him in a flash, and Joe found himself on his back, staring up at the furious lion.

14. He barely managed to open his mouth to scream, "hel..." before the lion's paw covered it.

15. Terrified for his life, he then heard the lion whisper, "Be quiet, or we'll both be out of a job!"

闭上嘴

1. 在大萧条时期，找到一份工作非常困难。

2. 乔，一位前体育馆运动员，很幸运地在动物园找到了一份工作。

3. 他发现动物园最受欢迎的明星是一只突然去世的大猩猩。

4. 动物园管理员担心失去游客，所以乔必须装扮成大猩猩，直到他们能找到另一只。

5. 他吸引的人越多，他就能赚更多的钱。

6. 因此，他尽一切可能抓住游客的注意力，在最初几天吸引了大批观众。

7. 但渐渐地，人群对他的树上摇摆和做鬼脸失去了兴趣。

8. 他注意到人们对他旁边笼子里的新狮子更感兴趣。

9. 不想被忽视，他爬到自己笼子的顶部，越过隔断，悬挂在狮子笼子上方。

10. 他挑衅下面的愤怒狮子，吸引了更多的人群。

11. 动物园管理员对他成为如此大的吸引力印象深刻，给了他加薪。

12. 然后，有一天，当他再次悬挂在狮子笼子上方时，他不慎掉了下去。

13. 狮子瞬间扑到他身上，乔发现自己躺在背上，仰望着愤怒的狮子。

14. 他几乎来不及张口尖叫，“救……”就被狮子的爪子捂住了。

15. 在为自己的生命感到绝望时，他听到狮子低声说：“安静，否则我们俩都会丢掉工作！”