Lesson 119
    A true story一個(gè)真實(shí)的故事
    Listen to the tape then answer this question. Who called out to the thieves in the dark？
    聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答問(wèn)題。誰(shuí)在暗處對(duì)竊賊喊了一聲？
    Do you like stories？ I want to tell you a true story. It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
    While my friend， George， was reading in bed， two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
    After they had entered the house， they went into the dining room. It was very dark， so they turned on a torch.
    Suddenly， they heard a voice behind them. "What's up？ What's up？" someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
    George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
    He turned on the light， but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone.
    But George's parrot， Henry， was still there. "What's up， George？" the called. 'Nothing， Henry，' George said and smiled. 'Go back to sleep.'
    New Word and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
    story n. 故事
    happen v. 發(fā)生
    thief n. 賊
    enter v. 進(jìn)入
    dark adj. 黑暗的
    torch n. 手電筒
    voice n. （說(shuō)話(huà)的）聲音
    parrot n. 鸚鵡
    參考譯文
    你喜歡聽(tīng)故事嗎？我要告訴你一個(gè)真實(shí)的故事。這是一年前發(fā)生在我的一個(gè)朋友身上的故事。
    當(dāng)我的朋友喬治在床上看書(shū)時(shí)，兩個(gè)小偷爬進(jìn)了他的廚房。
    他們進(jìn)到屋里后，走進(jìn)了飯廳。飯廳很暗，于是他們打開(kāi)了手電筒。
    突然他們聽(tīng)到身后有聲音?！笆裁词?？什么事？”有人叫著。小偷扔下了手電筒，飛快地逃走了。
    喬治聽(tīng)到了響聲，迅速地下了樓。
    他開(kāi)了燈，但不見(jiàn)一個(gè)人。小偷逃走了。
    但時(shí)喬治的鸚鵡亨利仍在那里?！笆裁词拢瑔讨?？”它叫著?！皼](méi)事，亨利。”喬治笑著說(shuō)，“接著睡覺(jué)吧?！?BR>