Lesson 92Asking for Trouble

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  1. Whydidthepolicemanaskthewritertocometothepolicestation?

    警察为什么让作者去警察局？

  2. ItmusthavebeenabouttwointhemorningwhenIreturnedhome.

    我回到家时，肯定已经是凌晨两点左右了。

  3. Itriedtowakeupmywifebyringingthedoorbell, butshewasfastasleep, soIgotaladderfromtheshedinthegarden, putitagainstthewall, andbeganclimbingtowardsthebedroomwindow.

    我按门铃想叫醒妻子，但她睡得很熟，于是我从花园的棚子里取来一架梯子，把它靠在墙上，开始朝卧室的窗户爬去。

  4. Iwasalmosttherewhenasarcasticvoicebelowsaid.

    我快爬到的时候，下面传来一个带讥讽的声音。

  5. ' Idon'tthinkthewindowsneedcleaningatthistimeofthenight. '

    “我认为这个时候窗户用不着擦吧。”

  6. IlookeddownandnearlyfellofftheladderwhenIsawapoliceman.

    我向下一看，发现是一位警察，差一点从梯子上掉下来。

  7. IimmediatelyregrettedansweringinthewayIdid, butIsaid, ' Ienjoycleaningwindowsatnight. '

    我立刻后悔自己那样回答，可我还是说：“我喜欢在夜里擦窗户。”

  8. ' SodoI, ' answeredthepolicemaninthesametone.

    “我也是，”警察用同样的语气回答道。

  9. Excusemyinterruptingyou.

    “请原谅我打扰了你。

  10. Ihatetointerruptamanwhenhe'sbusyworking, butwouldyoumindcomingwithmetothestation? '

    我不愿意打扰一个正忙着干活的人，不过你介意跟我去一趟警察局吗？”

  11. ' Well, I'dprefertostayhere, ' Isaid.

    “唉，我宁愿待在这儿，”我说。

  12. ' Yousee, I'veforgottenmykey. '

    “你知道，我忘了带钥匙。”

  13. ' Yourwhat? ' hecalled.

    “你忘了什么？”他喊道。

  14. ' Mykey, ' Ishouted.

    “我的钥匙，”我大声喊道。

  15. Fortunately, theshoutingwokeupmywifewhoopenedthewindowjustasthepolicemanhadstartedtoclimbtowardsme.

    幸运的是，喊声把我的妻子吵醒了，就在警察开始朝我爬上来的时候，她打开了窗户。

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

fast asleep/fæst əˈsliːp/phr.

sleeping very deeply

熟睡

#2I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.

ladder/ˈlædər/n.

a set of steps you can move, used to climb up

梯子

#2I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.

shed/ʃed/n.

a small building in a garden for keeping tools

棚子；小屋

#2I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.

sarcastic/sɑːrˈkæstɪk/adj.

saying the opposite of what you mean, to laugh at someone

讽刺的；挖苦的

#3I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said.

regret/rɪˈɡret/v.

to feel sorry about something you did

后悔

#6I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'

tone/toʊn/n.

the way your voice sounds, showing how you feel

语气；口气

#7'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone.

interrupt/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/v.

to stop someone while they are speaking or working

打扰；打断

#8Excuse my interrupting you.

would you mind/wʊd juː maɪnd/phr.

a polite way to ask someone to do something

你介意……吗

#9I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'

prefer/prɪˈfɜːr/v.

to like one thing more than another

宁愿；更喜欢

#10'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said.

fortunately/ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/adv.

by good luck

幸运地；幸好

#14Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.

wake up/weɪk ʌp/phr v.

to make someone stop sleeping

叫醒；醒来

#14Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.