Lesson 92:Asking for trouble 自找麻烦
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Why did the policeman ask the writer to come to the police station?
It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. I 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. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.' I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'
'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone. 'Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'
'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said. 'You see. I've forgotten my key.'
'Your what?' he called.
'My key,' I shouted.
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
fast adv. 熟(睡)
ladder n. 梯子
shed n. 棚子
sarcastic adj. 讽刺的,讥笑的
tone n. 语气,腔调
参考译文
我回到家时,肯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,开始向卧室的窗口爬去。快要爬到窗口时,下面一个人用讽刺的口吻说:“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。我回答了他的话,但马上又后悔不该那样说,我是这样说的:“我喜欢在夜里擦窗子。”
“我也是的,”警察用同样的声调回答,“请原谅我打断了您。当一个人在忙着干活时,我是不愿意去打断他的,但请您跟我到警察局去一趟好吗?”
“可我更愿意呆在这儿,”我说,“您瞧,我忘带钥匙了。”
“什么?”他大声问。
“钥匙!”我喊道。
幸运得很,这喊声惊醒了我的妻子。就在警察开始向我爬上来时,她打开了窗子。
自学导读
词汇学习 Word study
1.tone n.
(1)语气,口气,腔调:
The policeman answered in a sarcastic tone.
警察用讽刺的口吻回答。
The waiter greeted us in a friendly tone.
那侍者用友好的口气同我们打招呼。
(2)语调,声调:
You should use the rising / falling tone at the end of this sentence.
在这句话的结尾你应该用升调/降调。
(3)格调,风格,气氛:
Her dress has a bright tone.
她的衣服格调明快。
The building has a foreign tone.
这座建筑物有一种异国情调。
2.用于并列补充句和反应句的 so与 neither/nor
so和 neither/nor 用于并列补充句和表示反应的句子时表示“也”、“同样”, so 用于肯定句,neither /nor 用于否定句(neither 和 nor完全可以互换)。它们后面跟的是省略形式的分句,只有助动词+ 主语,也可以是情态助动词 +主语
You should work less and so should I.
你应该少干一点,我也应如此。
You shouldn't work so hard and nor should I.
你不应该如此用功,我也不应该。(重复情态助动词should)
I've got a new car and so has John.
我买了一辆新车,约翰也买了一辆。(重复助动词 have)
She's going to help us and so is Jim.
她将帮助我们,吉姆也将帮助我们。(重复助动词is)
He likes his beer and so does Frank.
他喜欢啤酒,弗兰克也喜欢。(加助动词 does)
练习答案 Key to written exercises
1.关键句型练习答案
B (sample sentences)
1 I am accustomed to working late at night.
2 Fancy seeing you here!
3 I always avoid going to expensive restaurants.
4 He accused me of telling lies.
2.难点练习答案
1 He likes classical music and so do I.
2 He has had breakfast and so have I.
3 He doesn't like classical music and neither do I.
4 She will buy a new dress and so will I.
5 He hasn't had any breakfast and neither have I.
6 They ran quickly and so did we.
7 She won't buy a new dress and neither will I.
8 You are late and so am I.
9 They didn't run quickly and neither did we.
10 He could speak French and so could I.
11 He could not speak French and neither could I.
3.多项选择题答案
1 b 2c 3d 4c 5b 6a
7b 8b 9a 10d 11c 12a
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