A man tried to get a job in a stage show. "What can you do?" asked the producer.

一个人想在一个舞台剧中找份工作。“你能干什么呢?”负责人问。

"Imitate birds," the man said.

“模仿鸟儿，”那人说。

"Are you kidding?" answered the producer, "People like that are a dime a dozen."

“你在开玩笑吧?”负责人答道，“那样的人一毛钱可以找一打。”

"Well, I guess that's that." said the actor, as he spread his arms and flew out the window.

“噢，那就算了。”那名演员说着，展开翅膀，飞出了窗口。

Notes:

1.imitate

vt.模仿，效仿；仿造，伪造

eg.Parrots imitate human speech.鹦鹉学人说话。

Wood is often painted to imitate stone.木头常涂上油漆冒充石头。

2.imitation

n. 模仿，仿效；仿制品；赝品；[生]拟态

adj. 人造的；仿制的

常见搭配：give an imitation of模仿，对……加以模仿

in imitation of模仿

Beware of imitations.谨防假冒。

3.a dime a dozen

多得很，不稀罕，不值钱