【大家说英语】 第275期:生日蛋糕惊喜

 Lesson 12 Mystery¹ 第十二课 悬疑事件

October 28 10月28日

Mr. E's Birthday Cake 生日蛋糕惊喜

Today is my birthday. 今天是我的生日，

My birthday isn't my favorite² day. 但是我的生日并不是我最喜欢的日子，

The day only comes once a year. And I'm glad about that. 我很庆幸这个日子一年只有一次。

No one knows today is my birthday. 没有人知道今天是我的生日，

I don't usually tell people. 我通常不会告诉别人。

I really don't like the question, "How old are you?" 我非常不喜欢别人问我：“你几岁了？”。

I walk to work at the police³ station. 我走路到警察局上班，

There is a box on my desk. 我的桌上有一个盒子。

Did⁴ someone⁵ get me a gift? 有人买礼物送我吗？

I pick⁶ up the box. 我拿起那个盒子，

I open the box. There is a cake in it. 打开来， 发现里面有个蛋糕。

The cake is chocolate with my favorite fruit. 那是个巧克力蛋糕，搭配我最喜欢的水果。

"Surprise!" Mr.F shouts from behind me. “惊喜！”F先生从我背后喊了一声。

"Which do you like more, surprises or birthdays?" He laughs. “你比较喜欢哪一个，惊喜还是生日？”

I don't like either⁷. He knows that. 他笑着说。他明明知道，两者我都不喜欢。

Mr. F is my partner⁸ at the station. F先生是我在警察局的搭档，

He often tries to surprise me. 他经常想要让我吃惊，

I guess today isn't any different. 我猜想今天也不例外。

"I have one more surprise for you," he says. “我还有一个惊喜要给你，”他说。

I smile and say, "I know. Where is my mom?" 我微微一笑，说： “我知道， 我妈在哪里？”

This time Mr. F was⁹ surprised¹⁰. 这次换F先生吃惊了，

"How do you know?" He asks. “你怎么知道？”他问。

"Only one person¹¹ knows chocolate cake with strawberries is my favorite." “因为只有一个人知道巧克力蛋糕搭配草莓是我最喜欢的口味。”

1 mystery   

n.神秘，奥秘，秘密，玄妙，不可思议的事

参考例句：

• He often tells stories full of mystery.他常讲些充满神秘色彩的故事。
• The mystery was never solved.这个奥秘始终未得到解释。

2 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

3 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

4 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？

5 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

6 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

7 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

8 partner   

n.合作者，搭档；v.同...合作，做...的搭档

参考例句：

• I have got to meet my partner every Friday.每周五我必须和我的合伙人碰头。
• Are you sure you want him as your partner for life?你决定要他做你的终生伴侣吗？

9 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。

10 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

11 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。