新概念第二冊Lesson-92-Asking-for-trouble

新概念第二冊Lesson92AskingfortroubleLesson92Askingfortrouble自找麻煩

Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.

聽錄音，然后答復以下問題。

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生詞與短語

fastadv.熟（睡）

laddern.梯子

shedn.棚子

sarcasticadj.挖苦的，嘲笑的

tonen.語氣，腔調

本文參考譯文

我回到家時，確定已是凌晨兩點左右了。我按響了門鈴，試圖喚醒我的妻子，但她睡得很熟。于是，我從花園的小棚里搬來了一個梯子，把它靠在墻邊，開頭向臥房的窗口爬去?？煲赖酱翱跁r，下面一個人用挖苦的口吻說：“我看不必在夜里這個時候擦窗子吧?！蔽蚁蛳旅婵慈?。當我看清是一個警察時，差一點兒從梯子上掉下去。我答復了他的話，但立刻又懊悔不該那樣說，我是這樣說的：“我喜愛在夜里擦窗子?！?/p>

“我也是的，”警察用同樣的聲調答復，“請原諒我打斷了您。當一個人在忙著干活時，我是不情愿去打斷他的，但請您跟我到警察局去一趟好嗎？”

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