儿童小故事：戴面谱的男人（三）

　　我的心忽然卜卜地跳起来，他真是我的爸爸吗？看见他翻找抽屉的匆忙样子，他是不是冒充爸爸的贼？　我立即拿起电话，打算问问爸爸公司的同事，但却被一只手按住了。　我惊恐之余，急中生智，对「爸爸」说︰「爸爸，学校明天田径比赛，我想问问他们欢不欢迎家长参加。」　那只手放开了，点了点头，又去找他的抽屉。　打电话是不可能的，眼前的戴面谱的男人不是爸爸也可以肯定。　我忽然想到了电子报案的方法，我立刻坐到电脑前，把有贼进屋的消息告诉了警方。　刚报完警，假爸爸似乎也找遍了家里每一个地方。他想出门走了。　不得！我要留?他！我这样对他说︰「爸爸，你说把提款卡留给我，让我自己提钱去买波鞋的，但提款卡放在哪里呢？」　
　　Then it struck me - was he really my dad? My heart began to beat very fast. I looked at the way he kept on searching, and asked myself: could he be a burglar¹ pretending² to be Daddy? 　I picked up the phone, wanting to call Daddy’s office, but a hand came down and stopped me. 　I reacted³ in that split⁴ second, and said, "Daddy, there’s an athletic⁵ meet tomorrow at school. I want to ask them if parents are invited." 　He let go his hand, nodded, and went to the drawers again. Now I knew it would be impossible to make phone calls without his knowing. What I was even more certain was that this man behind the mask was not my dad. 　Then a thought flashed through my mind - I know, I can report to the police online! So I sat in front of the computer and sent a message to the police, reporting that a stranger had come into my house. 　Just when I had finished, this man who pretended⁶ to be my dad had finished searching the house and was set to leave. 　I had to think of a way to stop him from leaving! So I said, "Daddy, you said you would leave me your ATM card so I can get money for my sports shoes. But where did you put it?"

1 burglar   

n.窃贼，破门盗窃者

参考例句：

• The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window.当夜盗开窗时，警察冷不防地捉住了他。
• The man glanced the burglar climbing out of the window.那人瞥见小偷从窗户爬出来。

2 pretending   

v.假装( pretend的现在分词 )；伪装；（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮；自诩

参考例句：

• He deceived her by pretending to be a famous movie star. 他冒充著名电影明星来骗她。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending." cried he angrily. 他生气地高喊一声：“我们有任务， 别装蒜。” 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 reacted   

起反应( react的过去式和过去分词 )； 反对； （对食物等）有不良反应； 物质起化学反应

参考例句：

• He reacted violently only under provocation . 只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。
• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。

4 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

5 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

6 pretended   

adj.假装的；徒有外表的；传说的；号称的v.假装( pretend的过去式和过去分词 )；伪装；（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮；自诩

参考例句：

• He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy. 他假装辞职是他长远事业规划的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He politely pretended not to have heard this remark. 他有礼貌地假装没有听到这句话。 来自《简明英汉词典》