Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Dr. Starling's welcome party (1)

One day, from an Esperanto newspaper, Miss Alice saw an announcement welcoming Dr. Starling, and the announcement was very touching.The notice said that mynah is a rare figure among the birds in China at present, and how superb and profound the sociopolitical economy—especially linguistics and literature—is, so welcoming him is an indispensable thing.Those who participated in this welcome party were also all famous people.Miss Alice wanted to take advantage of the experience, so she looked first at the date of the meeting.The day started at ten o'clock that night, and the venue was a big theater. She knew the direction of this place, and even if the patrolman ignored her when she asked, she would not be wrong.

"Mr. Nuoxi, I thought we could go to a very interesting place today." "Where?" She handed the newspaper to Mr. Nuoxi to read.She thought it was obvious to have an early dinner tonight so as not to fail again like the previous one. "I can't go. Didn't Dr. Proud invite us to our house yesterday for a light meal at eight o'clock?" "I have already declined this." "Then I don't seem to be too embarrassed to go." Miss Alice thought it would be okay to go alone, so she made an appointment with Mr. Nuoxi, saying that she was determined to see the grand welcome party, and let him have dinner at Dr. Prow's house. If it rained or he would go back first. , use a car to pick her up.

Mr. Nuoxi thinks it is good to do so, so he will not discuss this matter further. Although it was Mr. Nuoxi who refused to accompany Miss Alice to visit the welcome party, he would still send Miss Alice to the theater before walking home along the road alone.Why must you walk?There is a little secret here, a public secret for anyone who deliberately prepares to go to a place with good wine and good meat for dinner, purely Chinese style, Mr. Nuoxi walked home like this. Here is the grand welcome. All the lively arrangements are just like those of other grand ceremonies.There are beautiful lights and magnificent welcome text in the venue.Miss Alice has read this text in the newspapers.There is also a picture of Dr. Starling painted on the welcome text, a young man in a blue foreign suit with a short mustache, not a bad look.

There is no meeting, and the venue is already packed.Many came to see the excitement, as if they were in the same mood as Miss Alice.Some came to hear about this doctor who is good at imitating dialects of various ethnic groups in various places.And some come to play and make trouble, such as sparrows and the like. There are all kinds of birds here.All birds produced in China are available.They are close to each other according to their race, and greet each other intimately or perfunctorily.Because it was a meeting, they were all dressed in neater clothes than usual.They follow a very convenient etiquette, everyone nods to each other, and gives each other a malicious stare.Everyone spent the time before the meeting in a babble of indistinguishable sounds.Standing on the stage is Mr. Tonight's Chairman Owl, with a solemn appearance, more scary than cute, just like owls in normal seasons.

"Sir. I don't know this chairman!" She shook the arm of a gray bird sitting next to her. This is a gray stork.Like mourning death, a thin body, with some unbearable distress.However, the sad bird saw that it was a foreign lady who was talking to him, so he told her what kind of person the chairman was. The chairman was afraid that some people in the audience could not understand what he said, so he invited a swallow to act as an interpreter.This translation is a woman.Having been to the north and then to the south, the ability to be an interpreter is certainly not lacking.And the interpreter is a woman, so even if the listener doesn't fully understand it, he can understand half of it from a kind of babble.

Miss Alice, if you looked around, you could see a big man in a gray jacket on the recording booth. "Mr. Stork, I'd like to know that very much." "That's the parrot. It was this guy who explained the meaning of the welcome party in seven languages. You see, it's a very honest bird. Those who lack beautiful clothes often have a clever and upright bird." My heart, this is it." The gray stork with a big mouth and a sad mouth immediately felt aggrieved for this man who was always working as a secretary.Miss Alice felt that the bird's body and mind must be gnawed by sorrow, so she was pessimistic about everything.However, if you want to find a word to persuade him, but you can't think of a suitable word, you will stop talking to him. After another 20 minutes, the time is up.

The chairman stood in front of the rostrum, straightening his tartan coat before speaking. In a seat under the stage, a bamboo chicken said softly: ——Our chairman is so good-looking, just looking at that end is simply a cat! Miss Alice, after hearing this in her heart, she went to look at the chicken again, but the chicken stopped talking when she saw a foreign woman staring at him. I only heard a Heji laughing at a bamboo chicken, saying,—— Such words can also be said, Fortunately, he is not afraid of making a fool of himself in the bamboo forest! Miss Alice was ashamed of the chicken, but the chicken didn't care.

When the time comes, ring the bell by the bell bird.This, Miss Alice thought, sounded much better than papa's chapel bells. After ringing the bell, I saw that the venue was suddenly chaotic and then suddenly quiet. The chairman owl first wiped the blackboard with a paintbrush on the podium, and turned his back to the guests at the venue, as if he was exhibiting its clothes.After a while, I turned around and gave the speech for tonight's meeting: We are very honored today, because the starling is welcome; this starling is a doctor of language, and uses language to express that we are comrades!

Now clap your hands.We know very well about clapping. In some places, people are specially hired to support the show, and some people clap their hands as a performance obligation as soon as they go to the venue. Of course, this place has both kinds of birds. The chairman let the last sound of those clapping hands go silent, and then continued calmly. From councilors to blind fortune-tellers, One mouth can be said to be omnipotent! The woodpecker is dumb, The fate is to be a watchman until he dies. Why are we calling? Ask the magpie to know. Because he is good at observing people's colors,

Everyone is very happy to give him food. Whoever has trouble come, I can tell Mr. Crow: Although talkative people call us immoral, We are so good at laughing at people! Another clap.And some of the birds expressed their happiness by tossing their hats high. The Chairman learned to let others have fun during the cheering, so he stayed again.Wait until the birds in the venue who are eager to hear the following whistle to stop the ones who are throwing their hats, and then speak again. Lord Magpie is very popular, I have a mouth but I can still tease people— Mynah is very knowledgeable,

Let us be more ashamed of ourselves! Starling, there is no need to introduce any more. He can babble in a thousand languages! This nagging is no better than Tanaka Toad, When you start talking, you have to play haha. Be quiet everyone, Sit down and listen. Here I should also thank the swallow who is my translator, Her words are pure and touching Wu dialect. She clapped her hands again, clapping her hands for the next sentence. Mr. Owl, after finishing the welcome speech in a rhyme, I saw enough clapping, but I didn't see Dr. Starling coming out.Things are weird.Miss Alice, however, therefore had the opportunity to listen to the criticism of this welcome speech from the audience. A Yunnan rooster looked like an official, and was not happy to see the swallows. There, he said to a fellow villager: That grandma's translation voice is so funny, all the translations are in Suzhou accents! We're not here for a play, Let this grandma come on stage and wriggle around! Nanjing Duck is a middle-aged lady who is as old as Mrs. Greg Foyce, but has a big heart and a fat body. She criticizes this criticism and says: Miao Zi, how do you understand the tricks in the middle? I only know how to shout loudly! It's a pity that this grandma is a little thinner, I'm afraid I haven't eaten two meals in three days! Regarding thinness, there are supporters.The water gull, which grows on the banks of the Yangtze River in Hubei, said: Heck, because you are fed by others, you will never know how expensive rice is. If the swallow body is as fat as you, Shouldn't everyone eat "banyan" every day? Nanjing Duck: I can't get used to this frivolous man's frivolous words, Whoever satirizes me, I will scold! If you say fat is not blessed, don't say me, Why are many Yipin ladies like meat? The water gull dared not make a sound.I kept silent because I was afraid that the old lady would get angry.All old women are very stubborn and talk a lot.Miss Alice knew about it from the maid at home, so she kicked the water gull quietly, so the water gull was silent. On the other side there are sparrows chirping.The sparrow's voice seemed to be the same everywhere, only Bobo chirped as if he couldn't understand his own words. sparrow: Look, Du Juan, the chairman's strange eyes! He is so bad that he is as bad as this: When talking, the bones are bone-like, When you look at people, you will be yo. speak a false word, So that you will not be afraid at all. Sometimes he didn't believe it, One bite will peck your head off. I've seen too many friends None of this thing laughs; Laughing only makes you feel cold and hot, I also laughed that you were exhausted from crying with nothing to do! Rhododendron: I feel very sad in my heart. I have nowhere to go even if I want to go home. Don't laugh at anyone who laughs, I can't get rid of my temper because I'm afraid of laughing. Little Pigeon, wearing a new white flannel collar jacket, the style of the clothes is just like Miss Alice's fifth sister, sitting two rows in front of Alice, seeing the owl, a little scared, wanting to go home, said: brother, I can go, I can go, I am worried that the weather will be bad in the middle of the night. Even if it doesn't rain in the sky, If you delay for a long time, you will be scolded at home! The partridge, the pigeon's cousin, said: Can't do it, can't do it, After listening to the speech, I can go home in time. If there is no wind tomorrow morning, Uncles and aunts must be in the sky. Pigeon: No.go, go, go, I really can't sit down here. Everyone is arguing so fiercely, It's not about winning the battle and winning the battle! The magpies sitting in the same row will keep them.Because the magpie remembered the chairman's words and was very happy.The magpie said: "Sit down, sit down, it's okay." Why bother if there is nothing to do at this time? Do not disappoint our good chairman, This season is not that we should be sleepy! The crow, being misunderstood, was very dissatisfied with the chairman's words, so he said to the magpie: He praised you but laughed at me. I feel really uncomfortable. Especially since he misunderstood me, My heart is no worse than his. Little harrier, laugh. Our big brother would say, It's still fun to scold others! Look how wonderful that fool's applause is, Why don't you go to the pool to take a picture of your respect? Magpies: Boy, don't rely on others, He is not your distant relative or neighbor. No matter how beautiful you look, Just take a few more showers by the water! Egret got angry.Because of the fierce quarrel, and also because of the quarrel about taking a bath.Love cleanliness is about hygiene, it should not be ridiculed! Egret said: I wonder how noisy it is here, Will my ears be deafened by this tidal noise? Miss, where can I play? I think I've been bored here for so long. Miss Alice, blushing at the politeness of the egret calling her Miss. She learned what they said and tried to say a few words.She said: Sir, I am a stranger here, and I am not good at the scenery of the place I was asked! Gray Gull whispered in Miss Alice's ear: Miss's official language is really good, But I used the wrong ending. She remembered that the word "Xing" should be read as "Hang", so she said shyly: I am ashamed that I was careless, and I am grateful to the gentleman who corrected me! Gray Gull: Foreigners have never been as polite as you have given us, Miss, don't laugh at this matter! Bailu asked another place and asked them to tell him where he could play. My heart is really tired of this noise, Where can I go to play? I'll be sick if I don't play for a day, I really don't believe that the air is bad or not sick! When Bai Ling heard this, he said sarcastically: I can guess without asking your step, From your hat and your clothes I see you're a gentleman: Although you may not be a foreign student, Your clothes are the latest in Paris. Egret: You have a small mouth, but you are very good at talking. It's a pity that I never liked to fight with people. I'm afraid your Excellency will step back, You have the ability to walk across the river with me! Bailing fell silent.But after a while, he attacked the secretary again.This is probably because he is too good at joking.He made the honest bird mean and very complacent.He said to the oriole sitting with him: Look, that parrot in a gray coat is sitting there dignifiedly. I understand whose door he wants to worship. Ha, in three days we will also be masters. become! Although I heard it, I didn't make a sound.The parrot is really too honest.When there is no resistance to any matter, it is also very tasteless, so the lark flapped the wings of the dozing white crane. Hey, why do you come here to take a nap? Accompanied my wife until five o'clock last night? I see that your husband is a little hypocritical, Hurry up and make a pair of ginseng pills to invigorate the spleen! The red-crowned crane woke up because of Lark, opened its eyes and saw that it was Lark, then closed it again, and said to itself: With this little bastard, I really can't feel free for an hour! This is the envy of the chairman who is better than words, This language is useful for this matter! Braun: She has a really good voice, why can't she sing? If I have this ability, I am neither rich nor expensive: If I don't sing, I'll be an official. The appearance of an official is the same as your Excellency! The oriole and the lark are sitting in a row.They are friends.Why it was seen in Miss Alice's eyes too, is difficult to explain.But since they are a gay couple, they are roughly the same smart and the same small stature, so they love each other and get better.The oriole knows a lot about the red-crowned crane than the lark.He helped Bai Ling to mock the white crane. Oriole said: I know it well, old man, It's a bachelor and no post. He was respected for his good looks, But it is dedicated to supporting people and mixing in the garden. They keep saying that they will return to the mountain soon, In fact, action is always inseparable from the garden. Tusheng has such a dignified appearance, They also lied to people that they would become immortals and achieve Taoism in the future! Miss Alice, not understanding the meaning of the squirrel's words about the thin man, asked softly the crane sitting on top of her.She said, I don't understand what it means to become an immortal and attain the Tao! That canghe: This is one of the high-profile songs of my predecessors. Miss Alice, Is he a monk who prays to Buddha all day long? Canghe: A long mouth may not necessarily peck wood. The woodpecker got angry. I pecking wood is a job I have chosen, The chairman said I am not worthy of you! Miss Alice saw that the woodpecker questioned her because of her words, and she was afraid that he would continue to quarrel with the crane. She was sorry, so she said guiltily, this misunderstanding is all my foreigner's fault, and I shouldn't ask this person. A middle-aged old man. The gray stork whispered in her ear again: Miss somewhere else, your rhymes are lost again, "Zi" and "Chu" are difficult for us Hunanese to pronounce. she says: Then I change the rhyme and rhyme "suffering" in one place, I shouldn't make my husband suffer by saying this. Miss Alice looked at the gray stork, and was grateful to see it nod.Seeing the miserable situation of the gray stork reminded her of the uncle in her family.She didn't know if this man's lack of depression was also the result of drinking after his wife died.She asked the gray stork: Sir, what I want to know is how you suffer? I want to know where your lovely sir lives again. I have an uncle whose suffering is the death of his wife, He worried about drinking until he became addicted. The gray stork sighed sadly when he saw someone sympathized with him and noticed his "suffering" and "suffering".He said: I am just an upright mediocre person, neither as good-looking as a golden pheasant nor as ambitious as a swan. to have a most virtuous woman to marry, My worry about her death has also become addictive. She died and left three chicks, In the cold weather, I warmed them all night until dawn. Tian Luoxue also had to find food for these children, Although the bachelor is reluctant, he is really not used to it! Alice: Then why don't you marry a wife? Could it be that you can't find a wife like this? gray stork: One is that our race has this rule, Both are because they think I'm too gloomy. Alice: I want to see if your son is okay? I don't know if you let me do this? gray stork: I should say thank you for that, I'm afraid there is not much hospitality there. Alice: I am a casual person, There is no need to make tea and cook rice when you go to have fun. Tomorrow I invite a friend with me, This friend's name is Nuoxi. Miss Alice was overjoyed to visit the Gray Stork's, and to see the three little children.She cautiously put the place name and house number paper written for her by the gray stork in her pocket.He believed that once Mr. Nuoxi came to this sad and gray home, he would immediately restore the lost joyful atmosphere of the family. She thought about what kind of gift she should give for this trip, but she couldn't think of a suitable gift, so she had to keep the plan and discuss it with Mr. Nuoxi when she went home. Suddenly, I heard the rooster standing on the roof flapping its wings and singing, "The bird we welcome is here. The young man is so pretty!" He was dressed in black and white shirt, The eyes seem to be nearsighted! The chairman, Mr. Owl, heard that it was Dr. Mynah who came, so he was busy arranging the coat with his hairy palm. A well-educated person. Seeing that the audience heard that Dr. Starling had arrived in chaos, the chairman suppressed it. Please keep quiet, so as not to laugh at another distinguished guest! Immediately there was a voice of questioning from the audience: The chairman's words are contradictory. We have to ask the chairman: Is it better to speak -- not to speak? If we keep silent, won't the guests suspect that we are dumb? The gray stork said softly to Miss Alice: The guest refers to the lady, You really shouldn't have stood up first. I'm not very happy with this chairman, His ability is to drop guns. Alice: what can i do Will be gone soon! I don't know how to speak official language, It's really hard for me to come on stage! Chairman: Be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, When the doctor comes, let's shout long live! Dr. Starling's head was exposed among the birds. flock of birds: Hooray!Hooray!Hooray! ! In Hooray, Dr. Starling jumped onto the podium.Only the sound of wings vibrating can be heard.Dr. Starling remained silent for a while, and only greeted all parties in a friendly manner.And can't stop nodding.He is small in stature, but in good spirits.He jumped from one side to another on the podium, as if he didn't know which place was the best. Miss Alice thought the doctor was a little too lively, and he looked better than many birds present. She thought he was going to speak immediately, but who knew he would not speak first. When the doctor didn't speak, there were voices of criticism from the audience. I don't know who said: This kid looks great, but he was born with a poor boy appearance: jumping around is just uneasy, and it's not that you are invited to be an official on stage! However, under this kind of censure, the doctor suddenly spoke.It was in a very soft and flattering voice.It was not a swallow, nor an eagle, nor a swan, nor a warbler.The swallow is pure Su Bai, the eagle is Qin opera, the swan is almost Jiangxi Buke tune, and the warbler sings Xiaodan tune.The sound here is nothing.Clear and fluent, it is a little more common than Master Parrot, and what he speaks is the words of all common people, without official accents.The bad habits of the great man could not be found in this bird, so the larks who were preparing to make trouble in the venue had to calm down.