Lesson 18 He often does this!他經常干這種事!
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
What had happened to the writer's bag?
After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I
我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃過午飯后,就找我的提包
had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there!
我曾把它放在門邊的椅子上,可這會兒不見了!
As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.
當我正在尋找時,酒店老板走了進來。
'Did you have a good meal?" he asked.
“您吃得好嗎?”他問。
'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'
“很好,謝謝。”我回答,“但我付不了帳,我的提包沒有了?!?BR> The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
酒店老板笑了笑,馬上走了出去。一會兒工夫他拿著我的提包回來了,把它還給了我。
'I'm very sorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this!'
“實在抱歉,”他說,“我的狗把它弄到花園里去了,他常干這種事!”
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
pub
n. 小酒店
landlord
n. 店主
bill
n. 帳單
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 pay the bill 付帳。
2 He often does this.他經常千這種事。句中的He是指店主的狗。英語國家人士常用人稱代詞he或she來指自己喂養(yǎng)的寵物。