新概念英语第二册笔记第92课.docx

Lesson 92Asking for trouble自找麻烦【Text】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 dont 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 hes busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?Well, Id prefer to stay here, I said. You see. Ive 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.【课文翻译】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。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【生词讲解】1.fast1）adv. 熟（睡）（soundly）eg：He is fast asleep .＝ He is sleeping soundly .＝ He is sleeping deeply . 他睡得很熟.2）快（rapidly[?r?pidli]ad.迅速地）eg：Airplanes can go much faster than trains. 飞机远比火车快。eg：He ran to school fast. 他飞快地跑到学校。2.ladder1）n. 梯子put up a ladder against a tree 请把梯子靠树放＝ set up a ladder against a treeclimb up a ladder 爬上梯子←→ climb down a ladder 爬下梯子eg：Walking under a ladder is considered bad luck .从梯子下面走过会带来厄运。2）（发迹、成功于）阶段、手段the ladder to success ＝ the ladder of success 成功的阶梯climb up the social ladder 踏上发迹之途