背诵为王 第 三 册 第 15 课

Lesson15 A Way To Catch a Thief¹
Old Mrs. Robinson was² a widow³ who lived alone⁴ in a small house. Her son Johnlived with his wife⁵ and child in another street, and he often said⁶ to hismother, "You must come and live with us," but she always answered, "No, I'mvery happy in my little house, and I don't want to leave it."At eight o'clock one morning the old woman telephoned her son and said,'Please come to my house.' Then she put the phone down. John said to hiswife, "Mother wants me. Perhaps⁷ she's ill. I'll go down to have a look." Hequickly drove⁸ to his mother's house. When the old woman opened the door, herson asked, "What's the matter, Mother?""Come in,"she answered. "There's a thief in one of my cupboards.""A thief in one of your cupboards?" said John."When did⁹ you find him?""I heard noises in a cupboard yesterday evening," she answered.
"Which one?" John asked quietly¹⁰. They were in the dining¹¹ room now.
"That one," the old woman answered.
"Why didn't you telephone me then?"John asked.
"Because it was late, and I didn't want to trouble¹² you," she answered.
"But the thief hasn't stayed in the cupboard all night, has he?"asked John.
"Oh, yes, he has,"the old woman answered. "I nailed¹³ the door up, and then Iwent to bed."

抓贼之道
年老的罗宾逊夫人是个寡妇，独自一人住在一个小房子里。
她的儿子约翰和他的妻子、孩子住在另一条街，他经常对母亲说：“你一定要过来和我们一起住，”但她总是回答：“不，我在自己的小房子里很开心，不想离开。”
有天早晨，老太太八点钟就给儿子打电话：“到我这里来。”然后就放下了电话。
约翰对妻子说：“妈妈需要我。或许她生病了。我去看一看。”他开车很快就到了母亲的住处。
老太太打开门，她的儿子问：“什么事，妈妈？”
“进来，”她说，“有个贼在我的一个壁橱里。”
“有个贼在壁橱里？”约翰问。“你什么时候发现的？”
“昨晚我听到壁橱里有响声，”她答道。
“哪一个壁橱？”他悄悄地问。现在他们在餐厅里。
“那个，”老太太回答。
“你当时怎么不给我打电话？”约翰问。
“天晚了，而且我不想打扰你，”她答。
“但贼不会整个晚上呆在壁橱里，是不是？”约翰问。
“哦，他会的，”老太太说，“我把门给钉上，然后上床睡觉了。”

1 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。

2 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。

3 widow   

n.寡妇

参考例句：

• Martha was a very rich young widow.玛莎是个很有钱的年轻寡妇。
• All this money was appropriated for the support of his widow.所有这些钱作为给他的遗孀的抚养费。

4 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

5 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

6 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。

7 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

8 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

9 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？

10 quietly   

adv.安静地，沉着地，稳地

参考例句：

• Winter has been come to quietly.冬天悄然地来了。
• You have to play quietly.你要安安静静地玩。

11 dining   

n.进餐，吃饭

参考例句：

• The dining room was twice as big as the Tom's.这个餐厅比汤姆的餐厅大一倍。
• Don't talk about business while we are dining.吃饭时别谈公事。

12 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
• The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。

13 nailed   

v.钉住( nail的过去式和过去分词 )；抓住；证明…不属实；揭露

参考例句：

• I can't get this lid off—It'seems to be nailed down. 我打不开这个盖子，好像是被钉住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow. 一支箭把信钉在了墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》