【大家说英语】 第141期:注意安全(2)

 March 26 3月26日

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Oh no! There was¹ a burglary on River Road this morning. 糟糕！今天早上小河路发生了窃盗案，

Abby heard about it on the news² report³. 雅碧在新闻报导上听到了这个消息。

Taylor lives on River Road. 泰乐住在小河路上，

Maybe her landlord⁴ can check her apartment⁵. 说不定她的房东可以帮忙查看她的公寓。

Taylor went home during⁶ lunch. 泰乐利用午休时间回家一趟，

Her apartment is OK. 她的公寓没有问题。

She followed Stacy Safety⁷'s tips⁸. 她遵循了史黛希．安全小姐的建议，

The thieves⁹ didn't steal¹¹ anything from her. 窃贼没有偷走她的东西。

Conversation¹² A 会话A

Taylor. Do you live on River Road? 泰乐，妳住在小河路上吗？

Hi, Abby. Yes, I do live on River Road. 嗨，雅碧。是啊，我住在小河路上，

Why do you ask? 为什么这么问？

A thief¹³ broke¹⁴ into some homes on River Road this morning. 今天早上有个窃贼闯进了小河路上的几间屋子，

I just heard the news report. 我刚在新闻报导上听到的。

Oh, no! Really? 糟糕！真的吗？

Really. River Road is usually a safe neighborhood¹⁶. 真的。小河路那一区通常很安全。

I need to call my landlord! 我得打个电话给我房东！

Maybe she can check my apartment. 说不定她可以去查看我的公寓。

Conversation B 会话B

Hey, Taylor. Are you OK? 嗨，泰乐，妳还好吗？

Hi, Rob¹⁷. Yes, I'm OK. 嗨，罗柏，我没事，

I just got¹⁸ back to the office. 我只是刚回办公室而已。

Where did¹⁰ you go? 妳去了哪里？

I went home during lunch. 我利用午休时间回家一趟，

I wanted to check on my apartment. 我想查看我的公寓。

Oh, why? 哦，为什么？

There was a burglary in my neighborhood this morning. 今天早上我住的那一区发生了窃盗案。

Oh, no! 不会吧！

But everything is fine. 不过一切都没问题，

No one broke into my apartment. 没有人闯进我的公寓，

I followed Stacy Safety's advice¹⁹. 我遵循了史黛希．安全小姐的忠告。

Conversation C 会话C

Taylor! You're back! 泰乐！妳回来了！

Hi, Susie. I got back after lunch. 嗨，苏希，我午餐时间过后就回来了。

Is your apartment OK? 妳的公寓还好吗？

Yes. The thief didn't steal anything from me. 很好，窃贼没有偷我的东西。

I listened to Ms. Safety! 我听了安全小姐的建议！

I bought strong locks²⁰ for my windows and doors. 我买了坚固的锁装在门窗上。

That's good. 那很好。

But thieves stole²¹ money from my neighbor¹⁵. 可是窃贼偷了我邻居的钱。

Oh, no! 糟糕！

Your neighbor should watch Rob's show. 你的邻居应该要看罗柏的节目。

1 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。

2 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

3 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

4 landlord   

n.地主，房东，(旅店)店主

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• He used to be a long - term labourer for a landlord.他早先给地主扛过长活。

5 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

6 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

7 safety   

vt.保护；n.安全，保险机，安全打

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• This new plane is undergoing safety tests.这架新型飞机正在接受安全试验。

8 tips   

abbr.Tax Intercept Programs 税务拦截计划；to insure prompt service (gratuities) 确保快捷服务（赏金）；topical information packages 论题信息包n.顶端( tip的名词复数 )；倾斜；末端；（鸟或飞机的）翼尖v.（使）某物侧边提高，倾斜，翻倒( tip的第三人称单数 )；给小费；将（所盛之物）倒出；轻打

参考例句：

• the tips of your fingers 手指尖
• See Tips&Tricks for an exploit. 参见Tips&Tricks章节。 来自互联网

9 thieves   

n.小偷，窃贼(复数形)

参考例句：

• a nest of thieves 贼窝
• The thieves took the jewels and then cleaned out. 那些贼拿了首饰，匆匆而去。

10 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

11 steal   

vi.偷，偷偷行动，(棒球等)偷垒；vt.偷，走私，偷垒；n.偷东西，诈取，砍价

参考例句：

• Would you steal from your own family?你会从自己家里偷东西吗？
• He didn't actually steal the money.他实际上没偷那笔钱。

12 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

13 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。

14 broke   

v.(动词break的过去式)折断；打破

参考例句：

• He dropped his glass on the floor and broke it.他把玻璃杯掉到地板上打碎了。
• After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.她沉默了很久之后，忽然笑了起来。

15 neighbor   

n.邻居；v.邻接，毗邻而居，友好

参考例句：

• He has a very good neighbor.他有一个好邻居。
• My new neighbor moved in last weekend.我的新邻居上周才搬来。

16 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。

17 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

18 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

19 advice   

n.忠告，建议，劝告

参考例句：

• After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后，他仍然一意孤行。
• You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。

20 locks   

n.头发；锁( lock的名词复数 )；头发；（机器部件等的）锁定；刹车v.锁住，锁上( lock的第三人称单数 )；卡住，不动；陷入；卷入（困境、争论、争执等）

参考例句：

• The safe locks easily. 这保险柜容易锁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All the outside doors have locks. 所有外面的门都上了锁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 stole   

n.女用披肩v.偷( steal的过去式 )；悄悄地做，悄悄地走

参考例句：

• They stole the jewels from under the police's nose. 他们就在警察的眼前偷走了珠宝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He stole a car for the hell of it. 他只是为了好玩而偷汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》