【大家说英语】 第98期:窃贼的咖啡

 Lesson 6 Mystery¹ 第六课 悬疑事件

January 14 1月14日

The Thief² and the Coffee 窃贼的咖啡

Part³ 1 Part 1

One night, I was⁴ working at the police⁵ station. 一天晚上，我在警察局工作。

I had⁶ just poured⁷ a cup of coffee when the phone rang. 我刚倒了一杯咖啡，电话就响了起来。

Someone⁸ had tried to get into a house on Maple⁹ Street. 有人想要闯入枫树街上的一栋屋子。

I said¹⁰ I would¹¹ be right there. 我说我马上过去。

The night was cold, but my coffee was still hot. 夜里很冷，但我的咖啡还是热的。

I parked my car. 我把车停好，

But then I saw¹² something strange¹³. 接着却看见了一件古怪的事情，

A man beside the road was wearing black clothes. 路边有个穿着黑色衣服的人。

Part 2 Part 2

I walked over to the man. 我走到那人面前，

He was holding a map. 他拿着一份地图。

"Good evening," I said. "晚安，"我说，

"I'm a police officer¹⁴. Are you lost?" "我是警察， 请问你迷路了吗？"

"Yes," he said. "是的，"他说，

"I'm looking for a friend's house, but I don't know this neighborhood¹⁵ well. " "我在找一个朋友的家，但我对这附近不熟。"

Was the man telling the truth¹⁶? 那个人说的是实话吗？

I didn't know. 我当时并不知道。

But then I saw that the man had a coffee bottle just like mine. 不过，这时我却看见他有个和我一模一样的咖啡壶。

Part 3 Part 3

"I keep my coffee in a bottle like that! "我都把我的咖啡装在和你一样的壶里！

It keeps things warm for hours. 这样可以保暖好几个小时。

May I see it?" 可以借我看看吗？"

He gave¹⁷ it to me and I poured some coffee in the lid¹⁸. 他把咖啡壶交给我，于是我倒了些咖啡在盖子里。

"I drank from that, officer. I wouldn't ..." "那是我喝的，警官。 我不会…"

The man stopped when I took¹⁹ a drink. 那人看我喝了一口之后，就随即住了嘴。

The coffee was ice cold. 他的咖啡冷冰冰的。

"I love coffee," I said. "我很爱喝咖啡，"我说，

"But I like it hot in January. "可是我在一月这个大冬天里喜欢喝热咖啡。

What are you really doing here?" 你究竟在这里做什么？"

1 mystery   

n.神秘，奥秘，秘密，玄妙，不可思议的事

参考例句：

• He often tells stories full of mystery.他常讲些充满神秘色彩的故事。
• The mystery was never solved.这个奥秘始终未得到解释。

2 thief   

n.贼；小偷

参考例句：

• He saw the thief running away.他看见贼逃走了。
• The thief broke the window and got into the house.那个窃贼打破窗子，进入屋内。

3 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 poured   

涌出( pour的过去式和过去分词 )； 倾，倒； 涌流； 倾泻

参考例句：

• She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. 她把深棕色的液体倒进了污水池。
• Scalding tears poured down her face. 滚烫的泪水从她脸上扑簌簌地流下来。

8 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

9 maple   

n.槭树，枫树，槭木

参考例句：

• Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。

10 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

11 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

12 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

13 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

14 officer   

n.军官；(政府的) 官员

参考例句：

• His father is a police officer.他父亲是警官。
• Behind him an officer stood in the doorway.在他的背后，一个军官已站在门口。

15 neighborhood   

n.附近；邻近地区

参考例句：

• I love the neighborhood here.我喜欢这儿的周围邻里。
• He lives somewhere in the neighborhood of the station.他住在火车站附近的某个地方。

16 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

17 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

18 lid   

n.盖子，眼睑；v.加盖，盖上；制止，取缔

参考例句：

• She shut the lid down.她扣上了盖儿。
• Put the lid on the garbage can.把盖子盖在垃圾筒上。

19 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。