大家说英语 第613期:偷盗名画

I am at work. The phone rings.

我在办公室上班，电话响了起来。

It is the art museum. A painting is missing¹. They need my help.

是美术馆打来的。有一幅画失踪了。他们需要我帮忙。

I go to the art museum. I see the boss².

我到美术馆去，会见了馆长。

He tells me about the painting. The painting is expensive.

他对我描述了那幅画，那幅画很昂贵。

But the painting has an alarm³. A thief cannot usually steal the painting.

可是设有警铃以防窃盗窃，贼通常不可能偷得走那幅画。

But today is Wednesday. A worker always turns off the alarm on Wednesdays. Then he cleans the painting.

可是今天是星期三。有一名员工总是会在星期三关掉警铃，然后清洁那幅画。

I see a worker. He is sitting in a room. He is upset.

我看到一个员工，他坐在一个房间里。他很懊恼。

I go into the room. I talk to the worker.

我走进房间里和那名员工谈话。

"Where do you clean the painting?" I ask.

“你都在哪里清洁那幅画？”我问。

"I usually clean it in the workshop," he says. "But today, I cleaned it in the kitchen."

“我通常都在工作室里清洁那幅画，”他说，“可是今天我在厨房里清洁。”

"Where is the painting?" I ask.

“那幅画呢？”我问。

"I don't know," he says. "I am not a thief. I went to the men's room. I came back. The painting was gone."

“我不知道，”他说，“我不是小偷。我去了男厕，回来的时候画就不见了。”

I go outside. I talk to the boss.

我到外面去，找了馆长谈话。

"That worker is the thief. I'm sure," says the boss. "He turns the alarm off on Wednesdays."

“我很确定，那个员工就是窃贼，”馆长说，“他都在星期三关掉警铃。”

"Where were you?" I ask.

“你当时在哪里？”我问。

"I was in the museum's shop all day," says the boss. "And I never go into the kitchen."

“我整天都在美术馆的礼品店，”馆长说，“而且我从来不会到厨房去。”

"Ah, ha!" I say. "I can solve this case! Give me the painting!"

“啊哈！”我说，“我可以破解这件案子！把画拿来！”

1 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。

2 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

3 alarm   

n.惊慌，恐慌；警报器；v.使……恐慌

参考例句：

• The man on duty rang an alarm.值班员发出警报。
• The alarm spread rapidly.警报迅速传开。