1级-《爱情与金钱》第10课

前情提要 

罗杰在问话时表示，因为需要钱，他想让母亲卖了房子搬家，但克拉克森太太爱这所房子，不愿搬走。接着，沃尔什探长问起了戴安娜房间里的安眠药空瓶。

故事原文 

Love or Money L10

爱情与金钱 L10

Roger's face did not change. 'Oh? Someone put them there. Diane did not kill my mother, I know that. She found the body.'

罗杰没变脸色。“哦？有某个人把它们放在那里了。黛安娜不会杀妈妈，我知道这事，是她发现了尸体。”

'Very well. I would like to see Diane next.'

“很好。下一个我想见见黛安娜。”

Roger got up and left the room. 

罗杰站起来离开了房间。

Inspector Walsh stood up and put his hands in his pockets. He went to the window and looked out at the trees. Why was Roger Clarkson afraid? Was it important? He looked at Sergeant Foster. 

沃尔什探长站起来把手放进口袋。他走到窗前看着外边树。为什么罗杰·克拉克森会害怕？这重要吗？他看着福斯特警官。

'Tomorrow morning, go to Mr Clarkson's office--you have the name,' he said. 'Ask some questions about him, about his job, friends, money.'

“明天早上，去克拉克森先生的办公室——你知道他的名字。”他说。“问些有关他的情况，工作、朋友、钱。”

Sergeant Foster wrote it down. 'Yes, Inspector.'

福斯特警官记了下来。“好的，探长。” 

'A good day for tennis, Sergeant?'⑴

“打网球的好天气，警官？”

Sergeant Foster laughed. 'Don't say that.⑵ It's not easy, you know. I don't like sitting here looking at the sun.'

福斯特警官笑道。“别说这个，你知道，这种天气可不容易遇到。我不喜欢坐在这儿看太阳。”

Diane came into the room and sat down. She looked at Sergeant Foster and smiled. 'I saw you at the Tennis Club last month, I think. You play very well.'

黛安娜走进房间坐下来，她看着福斯特警官并冲他笑。“我想，我上个月在网球俱乐部见过你，你打得很棒。”

Sergeant Foster's face went red. Inspector Walsh looked at him. 'Oh yes. A fast and exciting player is Sergeant Foster.'

福斯特警官的脸变红了。沃尔什探长看着他。“哦，是的。那位打得激烈、兴奋的球员就是福斯特警官。”

Diane smiled again at Sergeant Foster and his face went redder. 

黛安娜又朝着福斯特警官笑，他的脸变得更红了。

'Well, Miss Clarkson,' Inspector Walsh said, 'I want you to talk about last night.'

“好了，克拉克森小姐，”沃尔什探长说。“我想请你谈谈昨晚的事。”

Diane stopped smiling. 'Oh, I can talk about last night. I can't stop talking about it.⑶ We were all angry. Mother went to bed early and I made hot milk for her. We were all in the kitchen, and Peter Hobbs came in He nearly broke the back door down.'⑷ Diane stopped. 

黛安娜收住了笑容。“哦，我可以谈谈昨晚，我的确是要谈谈。我们都生气了。妈妈早早就上了床，然后我端了杯热牛奶给她。我们都在厨房，随后彼特·霍布斯进来了，他几乎把后门给砸倒了。”黛安娜停住了。

'Yes?'

“接着呢？”

'He was very angry about a letter.⑸ He wanted to kill Mother. Are you going to talk to him?'

“他对那封信很生气，他想杀妈妈。你会和他谈谈吗？”

'We're going to talk to everyone.'

“我们会找每个人谈。”

'Good. Tom Briggs came into the kitchen, too. Are you going to talk to him?'

“很好。汤姆·布里格斯也进了厨房。你要和他谈谈吗？”

'I'm asking the questions, Miss Clarkson. When did you take the milk upstairs?'

“克拉克森小姐，我提几个问题。你什么时候端牛奶上楼的？”

'I went up after Roger.' She stopped for a minute. Then she began again. 'I didn't like my mother, Inspector. She killed my father, you know. Last winter, after Christmas, she drove the car into a tree and killed my father.'

“在罗杰之后。”她停了一会，然后她又说。“我不喜欢妈妈，探长。你要知道，她杀了我父亲。去年冬天，圣诞节后，她开车撞着一棵树，害死了我父亲。”

Inspector Walsh watched Diane's face carefully. 'I see. So you wanted to kill your mother?'

沃尔什警官仔细看着黛安娜的脸。“我明白了，所以你要杀死你母亲？”

（原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.a good day 过得好

例句：Have you had a good day at work/school?

           今天工作/在学校如何？

           We’ve had a lovely day at the beach.

           我们在海滩上过得很好。

2.Don’t say that. 别这么说。

例句：Don’t say that. You’re still young and going places.

           别这么说，你还年轻，还大有作为。

3.can’t stop doing sth. 忍不住/禁不住做某事

例句：I hate expecting too much, but I can't stop doing it.

          我讨厌期望过高，但我还是忍不住期待。

           I couldn’t stop myself laughing.

          我笑得停不下来。

4.break down 砸

例句：Police had to break down the door to get into the flat.

           警察必须破门入室。

           Glasses were broken down.

           玻璃砸碎了。

5.be angry about sth. 对某事很恼怒

例句：Kate’s still so angry about the whole thing.

           Kate还是对整个事情很生气。