the dead parrot sketch
/ðə ˌded ˈpærət sketʃ/
/ðə ˌded ˈpærət sketʃ/
- a widely remembered and very funny sketch (= short comic play) from Monty Python's Flying Circus on British television. John Cleese plays a man who goes into a pet shop to complain about a parrot (= a large colourful bird) which he has just bought there. Although the bird is obviously dead, the pet shop owner, played by Michael Palin, argues that it is just 'resting', while Cleese tries harder and harder to prove that it is dead.
死鹦鹉素描：英国电视上Monty Python的《飞行马戏团》中广为人知且非常有趣的素描。约翰·克莱斯（John Cleese）扮演一个男人，他去一家宠物店抱怨他刚在那儿买来的一只鹦鹉。尽管这只鸟显然已经死了，但迈克尔·佩林（Michael Palin）扮演的宠物店老板认为这只是“休息”，而克莱斯（Cleese）却越来越努力地证明它已经死了。