Famous art collector is walking through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he does a double take。He knows that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable，so he walks casually into the store and offers to buy the cat for two dollars。
The store owner replies，“I'm sorry，but the cat isn't for sale。The collector says。”Please，I need a hungry cat around the house to catch mice。I'll pay you twenty dollars for that cat。And the owner says“Sold。”and hands over the cat。
The collector continues，“Hey，for the twenty bucks I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer。The cat's used to it and it'll save me from having to get a dish。”
To which the owner says，“Sorry buddy，but that's my lucky saucer。So far this week I've sold sixty-eight cats。”
一位知名的艺术品收藏家在城市里散步，他看到一只脏兮兮的猫，这只猫正在一家店铺门口的一只碟子里舔牛奶，他仔细看了又看。他知道碟子很古老，价值也很高。他很随意地走进了店铺，提出要花两美元买那只猫。
店主回答说：“不行，这猫不卖。”
收藏家说：“求你了，我需要一只饥饿的猫在我家抓老鼠。我出二十美元买那只猫。”店主说：“成交。”然后把猫递了过去。
收藏家接着说：“嘿，既然我花了二十美元，你能不能把那只老碟子送给我啊。猫习惯用那只碟子这样我也省事儿，不用再买碟子了。”
店主回答道：“对不起啊。老兄。那只是我的幸运碟子，拜它所赐，本周到现在为止我已经卖了六十八只猫啦。”
1.mangy adj。污秽的，肮脏的
The animal is bald and mangy。（这畜牲光秃秃的，浑身污秽。）
2.saucer n。茶托，浅碟
She offered me tea in her best cup and saucer。（她用她最好的茶杯和茶碟请我用茶。）
1.for sale 出售，代售的
Are these machines for sale？（这些机器是要卖的吗？）
2.hand over 交出，移交，让与
Or you could just hand over your money now。（或者你也可以现在就交出钱来啊。）
3.save sb。from 把某人……拯救出来，使某人免于……
Thanks for saving me from the danger。（感谢你救了我。）
