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Olgaa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Translating a joke

I have a problem with understanding English humour again Emotion: sad . Please help me with it, maybe I just misunderstood smth? To tell the truth I'm confused about the phrase in bold. What does it mean?

The mother kangaroo suddenly leapt into the air and gave a cry of pain. "Sydney!" she screamed. "How many times do I have to tell you that you cannot smoke in bed!"
  

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Olgaa The mother kangaroo suddenly leapt into the air and gave a cry of pain. " she screamed. " As you know, female kangaroos have a pouch on their bellies for carrying their offspring.

— MrPernickety

  • Olgaa The mother kangaroo suddenly leapt into the air and gave a cry of pain.
  • " she screamed.
  • " As you know, female kangaroos have a pouch on their bellies for carrying their offspring.
  • The mother kangaroo had a child named Sydney in her pouch and Sydney had lit a ciggarette, and singed her mother's pelt.
  • Out of pain, the mother leapt (jumped) into the air.
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OlgaaThe mother kangaroo suddenly leapt into the air and gave a cry of pain. "Sydney!" she screamed. "How many times do I have to tell you that you cannot smoke in bed!"



As you know, female kangaroos have a pouch on their bellies for carrying their offspring. The mother kangaroo had a child named Sydney in her pouch and Sydney had lit a ci
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OlgaaI have a problem with understanding English humour again Emotion: sad

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