上周我去了劇院。我有一個很好的座位。 這出戲很有意思。我不喜歡它。

Last?week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat.? The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it.? ?

一個年輕男人和一個年輕女人坐在我身后。他們大聲說話。我非常生氣。我聽不到演員的聲音。

A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors.?

我轉(zhuǎn)過身來。我憤怒地看著那一男一女。他們沒有注意。

I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention.?

最后，我還是忍無可忍。我又轉(zhuǎn)過身來?！拔乙粋€字也聽不見！”我生氣地說。 “這不關(guān)你的事，”年輕人粗魯?shù)卣f?！斑@是私下談話！

”In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.? ‘It’s none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is?a?private conversation!'.

那天是星期天。星期天我從不早起。我有時會躺在床上直到午餐時間。

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch?time.

上個星期天我起得很晚。我看向窗外。外面天黑了。

Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark?outside.

“什么日子！”我以為?！坝窒掠炅恕！本驮谶@時，電話響了。是我的露西阿姨。我剛坐火車到達(dá)，“她說?！拔襾砜茨懔恕！薄暗疫€在吃早餐，”我說。

'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by?train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.

“你在做什么？”她問?！拔以诔栽绮?，”我重復(fù)了一遍。

'What are you doing?' she?asked.?‘I’m having breakfast,' I repeated.

“親愛的我，”她說?！澳憧偸瞧疬@么晚嗎？現(xiàn)在是一點(diǎn)鐘！

'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''?

明信片總是破壞我的假期。去年夏天，我去了意大利。

Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went toItaly.?

我參觀了博物館，坐在公共花園里。一位友好的服務(wù)員教了我?guī)拙湟獯罄Z。“然后他借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但我一個字都聽不懂。

I visited museums and sat in public gardens.?A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word.

我每天都想著明信片。我的假期過得很快，但我沒有給我的朋友寄任何卡片。在最后一天，我做了一個重大決定。

Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision.?

我早早起床，買了三十七張卡。我在房間里度過了一整天，但我沒有寫一張卡片！?

I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!?

我剛剛收到我哥哥蒂姆的一封信。他在澳大利亞。他已經(jīng)在那里待了六個月。

I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is inAustralia. He has been there for six months.?

蒂姆是一名工程師。他正在一家大公司工作，他已經(jīng)訪問了澳大利亞的很多不同地方。

Tim?is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places inAustralia.?

他剛剛買了一輛澳大利亞車，去了澳大利亞中部的一個小鎮(zhèn)愛麗斯泉。

He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre ofAustralia.

他將很快訪問達(dá)爾文。從那里，他將飛往珀斯。

?He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.?

我哥哥以前從未出過國，所以他覺得這次旅行非常令人興奮。

My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.

斯科特先生在西爾伯里有一個車庫，現(xiàn)在他剛剛在平赫斯特買了另一個車庫。

Mr. Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.?

平赫斯特離錫爾伯里只有五英里，但斯科特先生沒有電話給他的新車庫打電話，所以他剛剛買了十二羽鴿子。

Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons.?

昨天，一羽鴿子把第一條信息從平赫斯特傳給了西爾伯里。這只鳥在三分鐘內(nèi)走完了這段距離。

Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.?

到目前為止，斯科特先生已經(jīng)從一個車庫向另一個車庫發(fā)送了大量備件和其他緊急信息。就這樣，他開始了自己的私人電話服務(wù)。?

Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.? ?

我剛搬到橋街的一所房子里。昨天一個乞丐敲了我的門。他向我要了一頓飯和一杯啤酒。

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He?asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.

作為回報，乞丐站在頭上唱歌。我給了他一頓飯。他吃了食物，喝了啤酒。然后他在口袋里放了一塊奶酪就走了。

?In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.

后來，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。每個人都認(rèn)識他。他叫珀西·巴頓。他每個月都會去街上的每一家拜訪一次，總是要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。

?Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

飛機(jī)晚點(diǎn)了，偵探們整個上午都在機(jī)場等候。他們正等著南非送來一包貴重的鉆石。

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond fromSouth Africa.?

幾個小時前，有人告訴警方，小偷會試圖偷走鉆石。當(dāng)飛機(jī)抵達(dá)時，一些偵探在主樓內(nèi)等候，而其他偵探則在機(jī)場等候。

A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.?

兩名男子將包裹從飛機(jī)上取下，并將其帶進(jìn)海關(guān)。當(dāng)兩名偵探在門口警戒時，另外兩名偵探打開了包裹。令他們驚訝的是，這個珍貴的包裹里裝滿了石頭和沙子！

Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened? the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

喬擁有我們鎮(zhèn)上最美麗的花園。幾乎每個人都參加每年的“最佳花園比賽”，但喬每次都獲勝。

Joe?has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.?

比爾·弗里斯的花園比喬的花園大。比爾比喬更努力，種植更多的花卉和蔬菜，但喬的花園更有趣。他開辟了整齊的小路，并在游泳池上建造了一座木橋。

Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.

我也喜歡花園，但我不喜歡辛勤工作。每年我也參加花園比賽，我總是贏得鎮(zhèn)上最差花園的小獎！

?I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

星期三晚上，我們?nèi)チ耸姓d。這是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的鐘下。它將在二十分鐘內(nèi)擊中十二下。

On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.

十五分鐘過去了，然后，在五點(diǎn)到十二點(diǎn)，時鐘停止了。大分針沒有動。我們等了又等，但什么也沒發(fā)生。

On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.?Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.?

突然有人喊道：“十二點(diǎn)過了兩分鐘！時鐘停止了！我看了看手表。這是真的。大鐘拒絕迎接新年。那一刻，每個人都開始笑著唱歌。

?Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.

我們有一件舊樂器。它被稱為鎖弦。它于1681年在德國制造。我們的鎖弦放在客廳里。

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in?Germany?in?sixteen eighty-one. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room.?

它長期以來一直屬于我們的家庭。這件樂器是我祖父多年前買的。最近它被一位訪客損壞了。她試著在上面演奏爵士樂！她用力敲擊琴鍵，其中兩根琴弦斷了。

It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor.?She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.

我父親震驚了?，F(xiàn)在我們不允許觸摸它。它正在由我父親的一個朋友修理。

?My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.