DIALOG 69
    1--The other night we were watching TV and the
     strangest thing happened.
    2--Really?What?
    1--It was during that thunderstorm we had. You
     remember. It poured down rain and there was
     a lot of lightning and thunder.
    2--I remember quite well. The children were
     frightened, and the dog ran hid under the bed!
    1--Well, anyway, the lightning flashed a number of
     times, and we were going to turn off the TV.
     That's when this strange thing hapened.
    2--I hope the lightning didn't hit your TV!
    1--Oh, nothing as serious as that. But, suddenly the
     TV began to change channels rapidly--all by itself!
    2--That's weird.
    1--I'll say! It was a little scary, too!
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    注解
    1）the other night：常用來指過去的某一天晚上。也常說
    the other day.
    2）thunderstorm：雷暴雨。
    3）It poured down rain：大雨如注。
    4）lightning：閃電。
    5）thunder：雷鳴。
    6）flash：電閃。
    7）a number of：許多；若干。
    8）weird：離奇的；不可思議的。
    9）scary：嚇人的；令人驚慌的。
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    譯文：
    1--那天晚上我們看電視的時(shí)候，出了一件非常怪的
    事兒。
    2--是嗎？什么事兒？
    1--就是下雷雨的那天晚上，記得嗎？大雨嘩嘩下，又是
    打雷又是打閃。
    2--我記得很清楚。孩子們都嚇傻了，連狗都躲到床底下
    藏了起來。
    1--那會(huì)兒，反正閃電一個(gè)接一個(gè)，我們正要關(guān)掉電視機(jī)，
    就在那時(shí)侯出現(xiàn)了怪事兒。
    2--可別是閃電擊中了你們的電視機(jī)！
    1--哦，沒那么嚴(yán)重。但突然電視機(jī)很快地變換起頻道，
    根本沒人動(dòng)它。
    2--那真怪了！