Bring Me a Glass of Milk

    At 2 a. m, Mrs. Culkin was convinced that she had heard a prowler in the living, room. "Tiptoe down-stairs," she told her husband. "Don' t turn on the lights. Sneak¹ up him before he knows what's happeningDutifully Mr. Culkin put on his robe. Just as he reached the bedroom door, his wife added, "And when you come back, bring me a glass of milk."Notes:
    (1) convince v.使信服(2) prowler n.偷窃者(3) tiptoe v.踮着脚走(4) sneak v.潜行；偷偷走(5) dutifully adv.尽职地Exercises:
    根据短文选择正确答案：
    ① When did the story happen?
    ② What was Mrs. Culkin convinced of?
    ③ How should Mr. Culkin catch the prowler, according to Mrs. Culkin?
    ④ What did Mrs. Culkin tell her husband to do for her?
    ⑤ Do you think there was a prowler in the Culkins' house?
    136.捎杯牛奶
半夜两点，科尔肯太太确信听到客厅有贼，便对丈夫说：“别开灯，蹑手蹑脚下楼，别让贼发觉，悄悄靠近他。”
    科尔肯先生披上外套，责无旁贷地去捉贼。刚走到卧室门口，他妻子又补充说：“回来时给我捎杯牛奶。”

1 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。