英语小达人 199 Do You Know My Work

 　　Do You Know My Work

　　你知道我是干什么的吗

　　One night a hotel caught fire, and the people who were staying in it ran¹ out in their night clothes.

　　一天晚上，一家旅馆失火，住在这家旅馆里的人穿着睡衣就跑了出来。

　　Two men stood² outside and looked at the fire.

　　两个人站在外面，看着大火。

　　"Before I came³ out," said⁴ one, "I ran into some of the rooms and found⁵ a lot of money. People don't think of money when they're afraid. When anyone⁶ leaves⁷ paper money in a fire, the fire burns⁸ it. So I took⁹ all the bills¹⁰ that I could¹¹ find. No one will be poorer because I took them."

　　“在我出来之前，”其中一个说，“我跑进一些房间，找到了很多钱。人在恐惧时是不会想到钱的。如果有人把纸币留在火里，火就会把它烧成灰烬。所以我把我所能找到的钞票都拿走了。没人会因为我拿走这些钱就变穷了。”

　　"You don't know my work," said the other.

　　“你不知道我是干什么的。”另一个说。

　　"What is your work?"

　　“你是什么的？”

　　"I'm a policeman."

　　“我是警察。”

　　"Oh!" cried the first man. He thought¹² quickly and said, "And do you know my work?"

　　“噢！”第一个人大叫一声。他灵机一动，说：“那你知道我是干什么的？”

　　"No," said the policeman.

　　“不知道。”警察说。

　　"I'm a writer¹³. I'm always telling stories about things that never happened."

　　“我是个作家。我总是爱编一些子虚乌有的故事。”

　　1. catch fire

　　着火；起火；开始燃烧

　　eg. My home catches fire and everything is destroyed¹⁴.

　　我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。

　　eg. The aircraft¹⁵ caught fire soon after take-off.

　　飞机起飞后不久就着火了。

　　2. think of

　　想到；想起；想出

　　eg. I don't know why I never thought of that.

　　我怎么就从未想到过那一点。

　　eg. Nobody¹⁶ could think of anything to say.

　　谁也想不出什么话说。

1 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

2 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
• The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

3 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

4 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。

5 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

6 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

7 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

8 burns   

n.络腮胡子，大鬓角；烧伤，烧痕( burn的名词复数 )v.（使）燃烧( burn的第三人称单数 )；使用某物为燃料；烧毁；烧坏

参考例句：

• Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Burns 空军少将安德鲁∙伯恩斯
• The power plant burns used vehicle tyres as fuel. 这家电厂用废弃轮胎作燃料。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

10 bills   

n.账单( bill的名词复数 )；钞票；清单；广告

参考例句：

• We pay all our bills by direct debit . 我们以直接借记方式支付所有账单。
• Better insulation of your home will help to reduce heating bills. 增加房子的隔热性能会有助于减少供暖费用。

11 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

12 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

13 writer   

n.作家，记者，撰稿者，抄写员

参考例句：

• Dickens was a famous English writer.狄更斯是英国著名作家。
• He is a very popular writer but I don't like his style.他是个很受欢迎的作家，但我不喜欢他的文风。

14 Destroyed   

adj. 遭破坏的 动词destroy的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• alpine villages destroyed in an avalanche 在一场雪崩中被摧毁的高山村庄
• The building was completely destroyed by fire. 这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。

15 aircraft   

n.飞机 (单复数同)

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• They have placed an order with us for three new aircraft.他们向我们订购了三架新飞机。

16 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。