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The Top Bunk¹

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He and his brother slept in a bunk bed. He had the bottom bunk. His brother had the top bunk. The top bunk had a guard rail. The rail kept the sleeper² safe. His brother didn't like the rail. He always left it down. One time his brother fell out of the top bunk. He hit the carpet and woke up. He said, "Ouch!" Then he climbed back into the top bunk. When he woke up the next day, his back was sore. Mom took him to see the doctor. The doctor examined him. The doctor said he was okay. He said to keep the guard rail up. His brother said he would do that. That night his brother climbed into the top bunk again. He left the guard rail down. He said the guard rail was like jail³. He didn't want to feel like he was in jail. He fell asleep. Then he fell out of the top bunk again.

他和他的弟弟睡在一张双层床上。他睡在下层。他弟弟睡在上层。上层有一个护栏。护栏是为了保护睡眠者的安全。他弟弟不喜欢那个护栏。他经常把护栏放下来。有一次他弟弟从上层摔了下来。他摔到地毯上，醒了过来。他说“哎呀！”然后他又爬回到了上层。他第二天醒过来的时候，背部很酸。妈妈带着他去看医生。医生给他做了检查。医生说他没事。医生让他把护栏立起来。他弟弟答应了。那天晚上他弟弟又爬到了上层睡。他还是把护栏放下来了。他说护栏像监狱一样。他不想有在监狱的感觉。他睡着了。然后他又从上层掉了下来。

1 bunk   

n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位；废话

参考例句：

• He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
• Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。

2 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

3 jail   

n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留

参考例句：

• The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
• If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。