英语小达人 199 Do You Know My Work

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　　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。

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