Lesson 95A Fantasy

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  1. WhywastheAmbassadorparticularlylucky?

    大使为什么特别幸运？

  2. WhentheAmbassadorofEscalopiareturnedhomeforlunch, hiswifegotashock.

    当埃斯卡罗比亚的大使回家吃午饭时，他的妻子吓了一跳。

  3. Helookedpaleandhisclotheswereinafrightfulstate.

    他脸色苍白，衣服也一塌糊涂。

  4. ' Whathashappened? ' sheasked.

    “出什么事了？”她问。

  5. ' Howdidyourclothesgetintosuchamess? '

    “你的衣服怎么弄得这么脏？”

  6. ' Afireextinguisher, mydear, ' answeredtheAmbassadordrily.

    “灭火器弄的，亲爱的，”大使冷冷地回答。

  7. ' UniversitystudentssettheEmbassyonfirethismorning. '

    “今天上午大学生们放火烧了大使馆。”

  8. ' Goodheavens! ' exclaimedhiswife.

    “天哪！”他的妻子惊叫道。

  9. ' Andwherewereyouatthetime? '

    “当时你在哪儿？”

  10. ' Iwasinmyofficeasusual, ' answeredtheAmbassador.

    “我像往常一样在办公室，”大使回答说。

  11. ' Thefirebrokeoutinthebasement.

    “火是在地下室烧起来的。

  12. Iwentdownimmediately, ofcourse, andthatfool, Horst, aimedafireextinguisheratme.

    我当然马上下去了，可那个笨蛋霍斯特拿着灭火器就朝我喷。

  13. HethoughtIwasonfire.

    他以为我身上着火了。

  14. Imustdefinitelygetthatfellowposted. '

    我一定要把那个家伙调走。”

  15. TheAmbassador'swifewentonaskingquestions, whenshesuddenlynoticedabigholeinherhusband'shat.

    大使的妻子继续问问题，这时她突然注意到丈夫的帽子上有一个大洞。

  16. ' Andhowcanyouexplainthat? ' sheasked.

    “那这个你怎么解释？”她问。

  17. ' Oh, that, ' saidtheAmbassador.

    “哦，那个呀，”大使说。

  18. ' Someonefiredashotthroughmyofficewindow.

    “有人朝我办公室的窗户开了一枪。

  19. Accurate, don'tyouthink?

    打得挺准，你不觉得吗？

  20. Fortunately, Iwasn'twearingitatthetime.

    幸好当时我没戴着它。

  21. IfIhadbeen, Iwouldnothavebeenabletogethomeforlunch. '

    要是戴着的话，我就不可能回家吃午饭了。”

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

ambassador/æmˈbæsədər/n.

an important person who speaks for their country in another country

大使

#1When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.

frightful/ˈfraɪtfl/adj.

very bad; terrible

可怕的；糟糕的

#2He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

state/steɪt/n.

the way something is at a certain time

状态；情形

#2He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

mess/mes/n.

a dirty or untidy condition

脏乱；混乱

#4'How did your clothes get into such a mess?'

fire extinguisher/ˈfaɪər ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃər/n.

a metal container that sprays water or foam to stop burning

灭火器

#5'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily.

drily/ˈdraɪli/adv.

in a calm voice, making a joke without smiling

冷冰冰地；干巴巴地

#5'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily.

embassy/ˈembəsi/n.

the building where a country's official people work in another country

大使馆

#6'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

set on fire/set ɑːn ˈfaɪər/phr.

to make something start to burn

放火烧；使燃烧

#6'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

heaven/ˈhevn/n.

the sky; said with 'good' to show great surprise

天；天堂

#7'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife.

exclaim/ɪkˈskleɪm/v.

to say something suddenly and loudly because of strong feeling

惊叫；大声说

#7'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife.

basement/ˈbeɪsmənt/n.

the rooms of a building that are under the ground

地下室

#10'The fire broke out in the basement.

aim/eɪm/v.

to point something at a person or thing

瞄准；对准

#11I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me.

post/poʊst/v.

to send someone to work in another place

派驻；调任

#13I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

accurate/ˈækjərət/adj.

exactly right, with no mistakes

准确的；精确的

#18Accurate, don't you think?