英语口语大赢家Topic130:民警出警On the Case

警方赶到了本杰明家。发现他家的锁被砸坏了，屋内被翻得一片狼藉。这真的是小偷干的吗？来看看吧。

 

 

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Policeman: What's the matter here?

Benjamin: Somebody broke into my house in the morning.

Policeman: When did you find out?

Benjamin: About 12 o'clock, when I came home from work.

Policeman: Apparently¹ forced entry. The lock is battered³ to pieces.

Benjamin: I wonder how the burglar did it.

Policeman: He is so unskillful. I have never seen such an awkward burglar.

Benjamin: That's because we have a strong lock.

Policeman: Probably. Let's check the inside then.

Benjamin: Did you find anything?

Policeman: Yes, the house was in a terrible mess. It was almost turned upside down by the burglar.

Benjamin: Oh, er…sorry that's because we didn't have time to clean it.

Policeman: You mean it is not created by the burglar?

Benjamin: Definitely not, sir.

 

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警察：这儿出什么事了？

本杰明：今天早上有人闯进我家了。

警察：你什么时候发现的？

本杰明：大约12点，当我下班回家的时候。

警察：很明显是强行入室。锁被砸烂了。

本杰明：真不明白小偷怎么干的。

警察：他技术太烂了。我从没见过技术这么烂的小偷。

本杰明：那是因为我们有一把结实的锁。

警察：也许吧。我们看看室内吧。

本杰明：你发现什么了吗？

警察：是的，这房里乱透了。它几乎被小偷翻了个底朝天。

本杰明：哦，嗯……不好意思那是因为我们没时间打扫。

警察：你的意思这不是小偷干的？

本杰明：确实不是，警官。

 

经典背诵 Recitation
Benjamin: Somebody broke into my house in the morning. It was apparently a forced entry. The lock was battered to pieces. The burglar seemed to be unskillful. Our house was in a terrible mess. But it was not created by the burglar. It was because we had no time to clean it.

 

生词小结
find out 找出

apparently adv. 明显地

forced adj. 强行的

batter² vt. 打坏

burglar n. 窃贼

unskillful adj. 技术差的

awkward adj. 笨拙的

upside down 底朝天

 

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teacher 教师

lawyer 律师

driver 司机

worker 工人

engineer 工程师

doctor 医生

cook 厨师

writer 作家

 

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Editor 编辑

journalist 记者

designer 设计师

professor 教授

manager 经理

accountant 会计

translator 翻译

secretary 秘书

 

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1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

3 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。