'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
'And how can you explain that?' she asked.
'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
句子講解:
7、'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador.
"我和平時一樣待在辦公室里呢,"大使說。
usual ['ju:?u?l]
adj. 通常的,慣例的;平常的
例句:
As usual, the child went to school.
這孩子像往常一樣上學(xué)去了。
8、'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course. '
"火是先從地下室里燒起來的,我當(dāng)然立即下去了。"
basement ['beism?nt]
n. 地下室;地窖
例句:
Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage?
問題:為什么退休者打掃地下室,閣樓或汽車房會如此懈怠?
9、And that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. '
"但那個傻瓜霍斯特竟然把滅火器對準了我。"
aimed [eim]
vt. 目的在于;引導(dǎo);把…對準
vi. 打算;對準目標(biāo)
n. 目的;目標(biāo);對準
例句:
The talk aimed to lessen the tension.
這次交談旨在緩和緊張局面。
10、He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted. '
"他以為是我身上著火了,我一定得把他打發(fā)走。"
語言點 get sb. posted把某人打發(fā)走
definitely ['definitli]
adv. 清楚地,當(dāng)然;明確地,肯定地
例句:
And we definitely can achieve them!
我們的目標(biāo)一定能夠達到!
11、The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
大使夫人還在不停地提問,她突然又發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫的帽子上有一個大洞。
12、' And how can you explain that?,she asked. ' Oh, that/ said the Ambassador.
"那你說說這個洞又是怎么回事呢?" "噢,那個洞嘛大使說。
13、' Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think?,
"那是有人向我辦公室的窗戶開了一槍。真夠準的,是不是?"
accurate ['ækjur?t]
adj. 精確的
例句:
At any rate, the separation ratio is accurate.
無論如何,這個分離比是精確的。
14、Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time.
"幸虧我當(dāng)時沒戴帽子。"
fortunately
adv. 幸運地
例句:
Fortunately, it is not alien to your nature.
幸運地是,對你的本性來說,它不是。
15、If had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.
"如果我戴了帽子,我現(xiàn)在就不能回家來吃午飯了。"