第1级-《爱情与金钱》-第6课

前情提要 

戴安娜对全家人都很生气，于是带着狗去河边散步。普拉特医生检查了莫利的尸体，认为她的死因没这么简单，于是告诉罗杰他要报警，找出莫利的死因……

故事原文 

Love or Money L6

爱情与金钱 L6

Roger went across to the window and looked out at the gar-den. It was a beautiful summer morning. The sky was blue and the garden was green. It was all very quiet. His mother loved this garden. But Tom Briggs wanted the garden. And Roger wanted the garden, too. Roger felt worse and worse.(1) 

罗杰走到窗前向外看花园。这是个美丽的夏天清晨，天空蓝蓝的而花园是一片绿色，一切都非常安静。他的妈妈爱这个花园，然而汤姆·布里格斯却打着这个花园的主意，并且罗杰也想要这个花园。罗杰觉得事情越来越糟。

'Your mother took sleeping tablets, 'Dr Pratt said. 'Did you know? On Thursday she had a new bottle of tablets, but I can't find it here in her room. '

“你的妈妈服了安眠药，”普拉特医生说。“你知道吗？她周四买了瓶安眠药，可是我在她的房间却找不到。”

'I didn't know, 'Roger said. 'Very well. Let's go down-stairs and you can phone the police. '

“我不知道，”罗杰说。“好吧。咱们下楼去，你可以给警察打电话。” 

Roger went into the kitchen and made some coffee. Just then Diane came in with the dogs.(2) 

罗杰走进厨房弄了些咖啡，这时黛安娜带着狗走进来。

'Roger, 'she said. 'Look, I'm sorry. I was angry and said some angry things. '

“罗杰，”她说。“你瞧，我很抱歉。我生气了并说了些令人生气的话。” 

'It doesn't matter, 'Roger said.(3) 'Here you are, have some coffee. Dr Pratt is phoning the police. Did you know Mother took sleeping tablets? Well, the bottle is not in her room. '

“没关系，”罗杰说。“给你，喝点咖啡。普拉特医生正打电话给警察。你知道妈妈服安眠药吗？唷，瓶子不在她的屋里。”

'What? I don't understand. 'Diane took the coffee and be－gan to drink. Her eyes looked big and dark. 

“什么？我不知道。”黛安娜端起咖啡开始喝。她的眼睛看起来又大又黑。 

Just then Dr Pratt came into the kitchen. 'They're coming at once, 'he said. 'Diane—I'm sorry about your mother. '(4)

这时普尔特医生走进厨房。“他们马上来，”他说。“黛安娜——我为你妈妈难过。”

'Dr Pratt, I want to tell you about last night.(5) Everyone was very angry…'

“普拉特医生，我想告诉你有关昨晚的事，每人都非常生气……” 

'Be quiet! 'Roger said quickly. 

“安静些！”罗杰急忙说。

'Diane never thinks before she opens her mouth, 'he thought angrily. 

“黛安娜在张嘴前从不想想，”他生气地想。

Diane did not look at Roger. 'Last night Mother went to bed early because everyone…'

黛安娜没看罗杰。“昨晚妈妈早早就上床了，因为每个人……” 

'Don't tell me, 'Dr Pratt said. 'You can tell the police. '

“别告诉我，”普拉特医生说。“你可以告诉警察。” 

Roger's face went red. Suddenly he felt afraid. 'The police are going to talk to everyone, and ask questions, 'he thought. 'And they're going to want answers. It's going to be very difficult. 'He finished his coffee and stood up. 

罗杰的脸红了，突然他觉得有些害怕。“警察会找每个人谈话，问些问题。”他想。“然后他们会想要答案，这事非常棘手。”他喝完咖啡站起来。

'I'm going upstairs, 'he said. 'I'm going to tell Uncle Al-bert and Jackie about Mother…and about the police. '

“我上楼去，”他说。“我去告诉艾伯特姨父和杰基有关妈妈的事……还有报警的事。” 

The police arrived very quickly. There were a lot of them. Some of them with cameras went upstairs to Molly's room. Two detectives talked to Dr Pratt in the kitchen. The family waited in the sitting room. It was a hot day again and the windows were open. The dogs sat quietly at Diane's feet. Nobody talked. Jackie smoked. They waited for a long time. Suddenly the door opened and the two detectives came in. 

警察很快就到了，来了许多人，一些人带着相机上楼到莫利的房间。两个侦探在厨房和普拉特医生谈话。家人在客厅等着。这又是个热天，窗户开着，狗安静地坐在黛安娜脚旁。没人说话。杰基抽着烟。他们等了很长时间。突然门开了，两名侦探走了进来。

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

 1. 比较级+and+比较级 越来越……

例句： 

More and more people are coming to China.

越来越多的人来中国。

Parents spend more and more money on education.

父母在教育上的支出越来越多。

2. just then 就在那时；正当那时

例句： 

The comedian told the last joke just then he died.

笑星讲完最后一个笑话，就在那时，他当场去世了。

3. It doesn't matter. 没关系。

例句： 

It doesn't matter what other people think. 别人怎么想无所谓。

It doesn't matter if you're a few minutes late. 迟到几分钟没关系。

4. I’m sorry about... 对……表示很抱歉/难过。

例句： 

I'm sorry about your loss. 我为你的损失感到难过。

I'm sorry about the mistake. It's my fault. 对这个错误我很抱歉。是我的错。

5. tell sb. about sth. 告诉某人某事

例句： 

Tell me about the project we're working on.

跟我说说目前正在进行的这个项目吧。

Tell me about your job.What do you do?

跟我说说你的工作，你是做什么的？