1级-《爱情与金钱》-第8课

前情提要 

福斯特警官来了，艾伯特跟他说明了自己昨晚向克拉克森太太要钱的经过，艾伯特两次要钱都遭到拒绝。当晚还发生了什么？

故事原文 

Love or Money L8

爱情与金钱 L8

'Everyone went into Molly's room to say good night, I think. Later, I heard someone…He—or she—went downstairs. That was about midnight.'⑴

“我想，每人都到莫利的房间对他道晚安。随后，我听到有人……他——或者她——下了楼。那时大概是午夜了。”

'Very well, Mr King. Thank you, you can go now.' Albert left the room. 

“很好，金先生，谢谢。你现在可以走了。”艾伯特离开了房间。

Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head. 'What time is it? I'm hungry. We're learning a lot, but I need some coffee.'⑵

沃尔什探长把手放在脑后。“几点了？我饿了。我们了解了不少东西，但我需要点咖啡。”

'Shall I go to the kitchen?' Sergeant Foster asked. 

“要我去厨房吗？”福斯特警官问。

'Oh, no. Later. Let's see Jackie Clarkson next.'

“哦，不，呆会儿。咱们接下来见见杰基·克拉克森。”

Jackie came in and sat down. She looked down at her hands and said nothing. 

杰基走进来坐下，她低头看着手没说话。

'We found the empty bottle of your mother's sleeping tablets in Diane's room,' the Inspector said suddenly. Then he waited. Jackie's face did not change and she said nothing. 'Tell me, did your mother get her tablets from the shop in the village?'

“我们在黛安娜的房间发现了你妈妈安眠药的空瓶子。”探长突然说，然后他等着。杰基脸色没变，她一言不发。“告诉我，你的妈妈是从村里的商店买到药的吗？”

'Yes. My mother usually took a sleeping tablet every night so she needed a lot of tablets. Sometimes she got them from the shop, sometimes I did. On Thursday, I asked Peter Hobbs to get them. He lives in the house across the road, and he often goes to the village on his bicycle.'⑶

“对。妈妈通常每晚都要服一片安眠药，所以她要许多药片。有时她去商店买，有时是我去。周四我请彼特·霍布斯去买。他住在马路对面的那幢房子，他经常骑自行车去村里。”

 'I see. Your mother wanted to stay in this house. How about you? Did you want to move?'

“明白了。你母亲想留在这幢房子里。你呢？你想搬家吗？”

Jackie looked up for a minute and then down at her hands again. 'This is Mother's house. I loved my mother. She was good to me.'

杰基抬头看了会然后又低下头看着她的手。“这是我妈妈的房子。我爱我的妈妈，她对我很好。”

'Did you see your mother in her room last night?'

“昨晚你去她的房间见她了吗？”

'Yes, everyone did. Diane made hot milk and took it to Mother. She usually drank a cup of hot milk before she slept.'⑷

“去了，每人都去了。黛安娜煮了热牛奶并端给了妈妈。她通常在睡前要喝杯热牛奶。”

Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head. Jackie was very quiet. 'What did your mother say?'

沃尔什探长把手放在脑后。杰基很平静。“你的妈妈说些什么？”

Jackie opened her bag and looked for a cigarette. 'Can I smoke?'

杰基打开包找了枝烟。“我可以抽吗？”

'Of course. This is your house,' Inspector Walsh said. He watched Jackie. 'What did your mother say?' he asked again. 

“当然，这是你的家，”沃尔什探长说，他看着杰基。“你的妈妈说了些什么？”他又问。

'She wanted to go downstairs again. She remembered the dogs—she wanted to get some dinner for them. I went to my room and she went downstairs.'

“她又想下楼。她想起了狗——她想给它们弄点东西吃。我走回我的房间然后她下了楼。”

 'What time was this?'

“这时几点了？”

 'I don't remember. About midnight, I think.'

“我记不清了。我想大概是午夜。”

 'And the cup of hot milk?'

“那么那杯热牛奶呢？”

 'It was on the table by her bed.'

“它在她床边的桌上。”

 'Did you need your mother's money?'

“你需要你母亲的钱吗？”

'No, Inspector. Money is not important to me.⑸ There are more important things,' Jackie said quietly. 

“不，探长。钱对我不重要。有比钱更重要的东西，”杰基平静地说。

 'Well, your uncle Albert wanted money. Tom Briggs wanted the garden. You wanted nothing?'

“嗯，你的艾伯特姨父要钱，汤姆·布里格斯想要花园。你什么也不想要？”

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.midnight 午夜

   at midnight 午夜12点

   in the middle of the night 深夜

2.learn 听说；知道

例句：Last week I learned that I was pregnant.

          上周才发现我怀孕了。

           I didn’t tell her the truth. She would learn it for herself soon enough.

           我没有告诉她事实，但是她很快就会知道这一切。

3.on 乘坐交通工具

拓展：on the bike 骑自行车

           on a bus 坐公交

           on horseback 骑马

4.a cup of... 一杯

拓展：a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡

           a cup of tea 一杯茶

           a glass of milk 一杯牛奶

           a bottle of water 一瓶水

5.be important to sb. 对某人很重要

例句：Nothing could be more important to me than my family.

           没有什么比我的家人更重要。

           Career is more important to them than their family.

           对于他们来说，职业比家庭更重要。