【大家说英语】 第184期:跟着线索走

 Lesson 2 Mystery 第二课 悬疑事件

June 3 6月3日

Follow the Clues, Mr. E! 跟着线索走！

I walked to my desk. Something was wrong. 我走到我的办公桌前， 有点不对劲，

An important folder¹ was missing². 一个重要的活页夹不见了。

My computer was in a different place. 我的计算机没有在原本的地方，

My pen was not in its cup. 我的笔也不在笔筒内，

It was next to a piece of paper with a very strange message on it. 而是放在一张纸旁边，纸上写着一道很奇怪的讯息。

My partner Mr. F wrote the note. 这张便条是我的伙伴F先生写的，

He loved playing jokes on me. 他最喜欢对我恶作剧了。

It said, "Are you missing something, Mr. E? 纸上写着：E先生，你有什么东西不见了吗？

Then follow the clues." 那就跟着线索搜寻吧。

The note also said, "Look at your computer to find the next clue." 便条纸上还写着：下一条线索请见你的计算机。

Finding³ the folder shouldn't be too hard. 要找到活页夹应该不难。

I searched for "clue" on my computer. 我在我的计算机上搜寻了线索，

There was only one result with that name. 只出现一个搜寻结果。

That was too easy, Mr. F, I thought. 我心想，F先生，这太简单了吧。

I opened the clue. 我打开那个档案，

Another message from Mr. F was in it: "Not here, Mr. E. Guess again." 里面又是F先生提供的一道讯息：不在这里，E先生， 再猜猜看。

Maybe the folder had a different name? 也许那个活页夹有另一个名称？

Then I remembered something. 接着，我想起了一件事，

My computer was in a different place. 我的计算机不在原本的地方。

Why did Mr. F move it? F先生为什么要移动我的计算机？

Then I understood. 于是我明白了。

"The folder isn't in my computer. 活页夹不在我的计算机里面，

It's under my computer!" I said. 是在我的计算机下面！我说。

I picked up my computer and found the folder. 拿起计算机，我找到了活页夹。

Mr. F taped it to the bottom. F先生把活页夹黏在计算机底部。

Well done, Mr. F, I thought. 做得好，F先生，我心想，

But now it's my turn. 不过接下来换我了。

1 folder   

n.纸夹，文件夹

参考例句：

• Peter returned the plan and charts to their folder.彼得把这份计划和表格放回文件夹中。
• He draws the document from its folder.他把文件从硬纸夹里抽出来。

2 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

3 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。