Asking for Trouble

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It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home.

我回到家时，大约是凌晨两点钟。

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I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell,

我按门铃想叫醒我的妻子，

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but she was fast asleep,

但她睡得很熟，

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so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall,

于是我从花园的小屋里搬来一架梯子，把它靠在墙上，

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and began climbing towards the bedroom window.

开始朝着卧室的窗户爬去。

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I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said.

我快爬到窗户时，下面传来一个挖苦人的声音：

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'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'

“我认为窗户在夜间这个时候不需要擦洗。”

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I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.

我向下看去，当看到一个警察时，我差点从梯子上掉下来。

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I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'

我马上后悔不该那样回答，但我还是说：“我喜欢在夜间擦洗窗户。”

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'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone.

“我也喜欢，”警察用同样的声调回答说。

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Excuse my interrupting you.

“请原谅我打断你一下。

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I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'

我不愿意打断一个正在忙碌的人，但你介意跟我到警察局去一趟吗？”

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'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said.

“嗯，我宁愿呆在这儿，”我说。

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'You see, I've forgotten my key.'

“您瞧，我忘了带钥匙。”

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'Your what?' he called.

“你的什么？”他大声问。

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'My key,' I shouted.

“我的钥匙！”我喊道。

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Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.

幸运的是，我的喊叫声把妻子吵醒了，她打开窗户，而此时那个警察刚开始向我爬过来。