第117课

甲 neutral

When my husband was going into the dining room this morning,

今天早上我丈夫走进饭厅时，

乙 neutral

he dropped some coins on the floor.

他把一些硬币掉在地板上了。

甲 neutral

There were coins everywhere.

到处都是硬币。

乙 neutral

We looked for them, but we could not find them all.

我们找了找，但没有把它们全都找到。

甲 neutral

While we were having breakfast,

我们吃早饭的时候，

乙 neutral

our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.

我们的小儿子汤米在地板上找到了两枚小硬币。

甲 neutral

He put them both into his mouth.

他把两枚硬币都放进了嘴里。

乙 neutral

We both tried to get the coins, but it was too late.

我们俩都想把硬币拿出来，但是太晚了。

甲 neutral

Tommy had already swallowed them!

汤米已经把它们吞下去了！

乙 neutral

Late that morning, when I was doing the housework,

早上晚些时候，我正在做家务时，

甲 neutral

My husband phoned me from the office.

我丈夫从办公室给我打了个电话。

乙 neutral

'How's Tommy?' he asked.

“汤米怎么样了？”他问。

甲 neutral

'I don't know,' I answered,

“我不知道，”我回答说，

乙 neutral

'Tommy's been to the toilet three times this morning, but I haven't had any change yet!'

“今天上午汤米已经上过三次厕所了，但我还没见到有任何‘零钱’呢！”