新概念第二册Lesson-92-Asking-for-trouble

新概念第二册Lesson92AskingfortroubleLesson92Askingfortrouble自找麻烦

Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.

听录音，然后答复以下问题。

Whydidthepolicemanaskthewritertocometothepolicestation?

ItmusthavebeenabouttwointhemorningwhenIreturnedhome.Itriedtowakeupmywifebyringingthedoorbell,butshewasfastasleep,soIgotaladderfromtheshedinthegarden,putitagainstthewall,andbeganclimbingtowardsthebedroomwindow.Iwasalmosttherewhenasarcasticvoicebelowsaid,”Idon”tthinkthewindowsneedcleaningatthistimeofthenight.”IlookeddownandnearlyfellofftheladderwhenIsawapoliceman.IimmediatelyregrettedansweringinthewayIdid,butIsaid,”Ienjoycleaningwindowsatnight.”

”SodoI,”answeredthepolicemaninthesametone.”Excusemyinterruptingyou.Ihatetointerruptamanwhenhe”sbusyworking,butwouldyoumindcomingwithmetothestation?”

”Well,I”dprefertostayhere,”Isaid.”Yousee.I”veforgottenmykey.”

”Yourwhat?”hecalled.

”Mykey,”Ishouted.

Fortunately,theshoutingwokeupmywifewhoopenedthewindowjustasthepolicemanhadstartedtoclimbtowardsme.

Newwordsandexpressions生词与短语

fastadv.熟（睡）

laddern.梯子

shedn.棚子

sarcasticadj.挖苦的，嘲笑的

tonen.语气，腔调

本文参考译文

我回到家时，确定已是凌晨两点左右了。我按响了门铃，试图唤醒我的妻子，但她睡得很熟。于是，我从花园的小棚里搬来了一个梯子，把它靠在墙边，开头向卧房的窗口爬去。快要爬到窗口时，下面一个人用挖苦的口吻说：“我看不必在夜里这个时候擦窗子吧。”我向下面看去。当我看清是一个警察时，差一点儿从梯子上掉下去。我答复了他的话，但立刻又懊悔不该那样说，我是这样说的：“我喜爱在夜里擦窗子。”

“我也是的，”警察用同样的声调答复，“请原谅我打断了您。当一个人在忙着干活时，我是不情愿去打断他的，但请您跟我到警察局去一趟好吗？”

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