Lesson 49 Never Talk to Strangers

　　Something strange happened to meyesterday. On my way to school, I met astranger. He stopped me and said, “You areBetty, aren't you?” “No,” I replied. He asked,“You know me, don't you?” “I don't,” Ianswered. Then he said, “You owe¹ me $100,don't you?” I ran away. At that moment, Iremembered my mother's words: “Never talkto strangers.”
 
   千万别跟陌生人说话 
昨天有一件怪事发生在我身上。我在上学途中遇见一位陌生人。他将我拦住说：“你是贝蒂，对不对?”我回答说：“不是。”他又问：“你认识我，对不对?”我回答说：“我不认识。”然后他又说：“你欠我美金一佰元，对不对?”我跑掉了。就在那个时候，我想起母亲对我说过的话：“千万别跟陌生人说话。”   

1 owe   

vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人

参考例句：

• We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
• We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。