新概念英语第二册笔记_第92课.docxVIP

Lesson 92 Asking 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 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. fast 1） 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. ladder 1） n. 梯子 put up a ladder against a tree 请把梯子靠树放 ＝ set up a ladder against a tree climb 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