第119课

甲 neutral

Who called out to the thieves in the dark?

谁在黑暗中对窃贼叫喊？

乙 neutral

Do you like stories?

你喜欢故事吗？

甲 neutral

I want to tell you a true story.

我想给你讲一个真实的故事。

乙 neutral

It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.

一年前，它发生在我的一位朋友身上。

甲 neutral

While my friend, George, was reading in bed,

我的朋友乔治正在床上看书时，

乙 neutral

two thieves climbed into his kitchen.

两个窃贼爬进了他的厨房。

甲 neutral

After they had entered the house,

他们进入房子后，

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they went into the dining room.

他们去了饭厅。

甲 neutral

It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.

天很黑，所以他们打开了一个手电筒。

乙 neutral

Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.

突然，他们听到身后有个声音。

甲 neutral

'What's up? What's up?' someone called.

“怎么了？怎么了？”有人叫道。

乙 neutral

The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.

窃贼们扔下手电筒，尽可能快地跑走了。

甲 neutral

George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.

乔治听到响声，迅速下了楼。

乙 neutral

He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone.

他打开灯，但没看到任何人。

甲 neutral

The thieves had already gone.

窃贼们已经走了。

乙 neutral

But George's parrot, Henry, was still there.

但乔治的鹦鹉亨利还在那儿。

甲 neutral

What's up, George? he called.

“怎么了，乔治？”它叫道。

乙 neutral

'Nothing, Henry,' George said and smiled.

“没什么，亨利，”乔治说着笑了。

甲 neutral

'Go back to sleep.'

“回去睡觉吧。”