英文短篇故事（纽约）112 Police! Open the Door!

 　　Two policemen were walking past a house. They smelled marijuana smoke. Bob said, "Someone's breaking the law. Maybe it's a drug dealer¹!" They went to the front door. John rang the doorbell. Nobody answered. John rang it again. Nobody answered. Bob shouted, "Police! Open the door!" They pulled out their guns. Bob kicked the door in. They entered the house. Bob went straight to the bathroom. Nobody was there. John said, "In here." Bob walked into the bedroom. An old lady was smoking² a joint³. She was lying in bed. Her bedroom window was open. "You're under arrest," said Bob. She said she had cancer. Her voice was a whisper⁴. Bob said, "Cancer is no excuse for breaking the law." She said they had broken into her house. They broke the law too. Bob said, "We're the police. It's okay for us to break into houses. Now get up, please."

1 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

2 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 whisper   

n.耳语，密谈，谣传，飒飒的声音；vi.耳语，密谈，飒飒地响；vt.低声说

参考例句：

• Their voices fell to a whisper.他们的话音低到成了耳语。
• I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。