A Fantasy

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When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.

当埃斯卡洛皮亚大使回家吃午饭时，他的妻子吓了一跳。

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He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

他脸色苍白，衣服也糟透了。

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'What has happened?' she asked.

“出什么事了？”她问道。

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'How did your clothes get into such a mess?'

“你的衣服怎么搞得这么乱？”

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'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily.

“灭火器，亲爱的，”大使干巴巴地回答道。

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'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

“今天早上大学生把大使馆点着了。”

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'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife.

“天哪！”他的妻子惊呼道。

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'And where were you at the time?'

“那你当时在哪里？”

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'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador.

“我像往常一样在办公室里，”大使回答道。

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'The fire broke out in the basement.

“火灾发生在地下室。

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I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst,

我当然立刻下去了，然后那个傻瓜霍斯特，

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aimed a fire extinguisher at me.

把灭火器对准了我。

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He thought I was on fire.

他以为我着火了。

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I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

我一定要把那个家伙调走。”

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The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions,

大使夫人继续提问，

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when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

突然她发现丈夫的帽子上有一个大洞。

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'And how can you explain that?' she asked.

“那你怎么解释那个？”她问道。

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'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador.

“哦，那个，”大使说道。

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'Someone fired a shot through my office window.

“有人朝我办公室窗户开了一枪。

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Accurate, don't you think?

够准的，不是吗？

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Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time.

幸好，我当时没戴着它。

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If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

如果我当时戴着，我就不能回家吃午饭了。”