英语大赢家 上册 130.Topic 2民警出警 On the Case

 Policeman: What's the matter here?

 

Benjamin: Somebody broke into my house in the morning.

 

Policeman: When did you find out?

 

Benjamin: About 12 o'clock, when I came home from work.

 

Policeman: Apparently¹ forced entry. The lock is battered² to pieces.

 

Benjamin: I wonder how the burglar did it.

 

Policeman: He is so unskillful. I have never seen such an awkward burglar.

 

Benjamin: That's because we have a strong lock.

 

Policeman: Probably. Let's check the inside then.

 

Benjamin: Did you find anything?

 

Policeman: Yes, the house was in a terrible mess. It was almost turned upside down by the burglar.

 

Benjamin: Oh, er…sorry that's because we didn't have time to clean it.

 

Policeman: You mean it is not created by the burglar?

 

Benjamin: Definitely not, sir.

 

 

 

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警察：这儿出什么事了？

 

本杰明：今天早上有人闯进我家了。

 

警察：你什么时候发现的？

 

本杰明：大约12点，当我下班回家的时候。

 

警察：很明显是强行入室。锁被砸烂了。

 

本杰明：真不明白小偷怎么干的。

 

警察：他技术太烂了。我从没见过技术这么烂的小偷。

 

本杰明：那是因为我们有一把结实的锁。

 

警察：也许吧。我们看看室内吧。

 

本杰明：你发现什么了吗？

 

警察：是的，这房里乱透了。它几乎被小偷翻了个底朝天。

 

本杰明：哦，嗯……不好意思那是因为我们没时间打扫。

 

警察：你的意思这不是小偷干的？

 

本杰明：确实不是，警官。

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。