英语笑话听力+文本：Nobody available(谁都没空)

[00:19.37]I was going to bed the other night
[00:21.94]when my wife told me
[00:23.77]that I had left the light on in the shed¹.
[00:27.59]She could see from the bedroom window.
[00:30.27]As I looked for myself,
[00:32.41]I saw that there were people
[00:34.55]in the shed taking things.
[00:37.31]I phoned the police,
[00:39.29]but they told me that no one was in this area
[00:42.74]to help at this time,
[00:44.86]but they would send someone over
[00:47.38]as soon as they were available.
[00:49.95]I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute,
[00:54.89]then phoned the police back.
[00:57.63]"Hello. I just called you a minute ago
[01:00.88]because there were people in my shed.
[01:03.88]Well, you don't have to worry about them now
[01:07.16]cause I've shot² them all."
[01:10.50]Within five minutes
[01:12.53]there were half a dozen police cars in the area,
[01:15.97]an Armed Response unit, the works³.
[01:19.75]Of course, they caught the burglars⁴ red-handed.
[01:24.26]One of the officers said:
[01:26.49]"I thought you said that you'd shot them!"
[01:30.88]I replied with
[01:32.55]"I thought you said there was nobody available!"
[01:38.22]中文大意
[02:48.74]语言点
[02:50.52]available
[03:07.61]shed 储藏室
[03:28.48]phoned the police
[03:32.10]phone
[03:36.05]call
[03:37.99]hung up 挂断电话
[03:42.34]pick up the phone
[03:44.10]answer the phone
[03:46.32]cause
[03:49.33]because
[03:51.29]cause / because
[03:55.58]half a dozen 半打
[03:59.64]a dozen
[04:03.31]a dozen of 一些、许多
[04:07.67]some
[04:09.56]caught the burglars red-handed
[04:14.06]red-handed 当场、在犯罪现场



Nobody available
谁都没空

I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed.
She could see from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were people in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were available. I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back. "Hello. I just called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now cause I've shot them all." Within five minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, an Armed Response unit, the works. Of course, they caught the burglars red-handed. One of the officers said: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!" I replied with "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

那天晚上，我刚要上床睡觉，妻子告诉我说我没有关储藏室的灯，她从卧室的窗户看见那还亮着。我也透过窗户朝那边看，发现有几个人正在偷东西。我赶忙报警，但是警察局说现在没有警察在我家的这片位置，他们一有了人手就马上派过来。我说没问题，然后挂了电话，等了一分钟，又给他们打过去：“警察局吗，一分钟以前我打过电话来，我告诉你说有人正在我家的储藏室偷东西。但是现在没事了，因为我刚刚开枪把他们都打死了。”随后，五分钟之内有六辆警车来到了我家，警报也响了。当然，他们当场抓住了窃贼。有个警察对我说：“我记得你说你把他们都打死了。”我回答道：“我记得你说现在谁都没空。”

1 shed   

n.车棚，小屋，脱落之物，分水岭；vt.使流出，放射，脱落，散发，摆脱；vi. 流出

参考例句：

• There are a lot of straws in the shed.棚子里有许多稻草。
• His nose told him that he was getting near the cow shed.他的嗅觉告诉他，他正走近牛棚。

2 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 burglars   

窃贼( burglar的名词复数 )； 破门盗窃者； 破门盗贼； 小偷

参考例句：

• The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。
• The burglars took to their heels when they heard the police arrive. 窃贼听见警察来了，拔腿就跑。