066 旅馆

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My father was a traveling salesman for a long time

我父亲曾长期是一名旅行推销员。

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In those days, there were quite a few traveling salesmen

那年头，旅行推销员不在少数。

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They sold tools, encyclopedias, records, and even chocolate!

他们卖工具、百科全书、唱片，甚至连巧克力也卖！

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My father sold small tools and toolboxes

我父亲卖的是小工具和工具箱。

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He traveled to small towns and villages in the Midwest

他常去中西部的小镇和村庄。

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Sometimes, he would have to drive for hundreds of miles!

有时他得开车跑上几百英里！

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He'd show people the latest products and how they worked

他会向人展示最新产品，并演示用法。

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He told me that, on the whole, he was pretty successful

他告诉我，总的来说，他干得相当成功。

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He loved meeting new people each day, and he enjoyed his work very much

他喜欢每天认识新的人，也非常热爱自己的工作。

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One time, my father entered a very small town as it was getting dark

有一次，天色渐暗时，我父亲开车进了一座极小的镇子。

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He noticed that the town had only one street, with a few small stores

他注意到镇上只有一条街，街边有几家小商店。

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He went into the only store with a light on to ask for directions to a hotel

他走进唯一一家亮着灯的商店，询问去酒店的路。

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" Good evening, sir," my father began

“晚上好，先生。”父亲开口说。

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" Evenin ' to you!" replied the storekeeper

“晚上好！”店主回答。

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" I'm looking for a hotel."

“我在找酒店。”

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" Well, you just found it."

“哦，你正好找到了。”

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" Is this a hotel?

“这是酒店吗？

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I didn't see any signs," asked my dad

我没看到任何招牌。”父亲问。

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" Yep. Mine is the only one

“是的。我这里是唯一的一家。

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Do you need a room?"

你需要房间吗？”

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" Sure."

"没问题。"

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" Come this way," said the man

"这边请。"那人说道。

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The hotel manager led the way to a small, dark room in the corner

酒店经理带路，来到角落里一个又小又暗的房间。

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" Do you have anything bigger?" asked my dad

"有更大点的房间吗？"爸爸问道。

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" Nope. In fact, this is the only room we have."

"没有。其实，我们就只有这一个房间。"

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" I'll take it then," my dad replied

"那我就住这间吧。"爸爸回答。

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Later that evening, my dad realized that he hadn't had a meal all day

那天晚上晚些时候，爸爸意识到自己一整天没吃饭了。

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So he made his way back to the hotel manager

于是，他回去找那个酒店经理。

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" Do you serve dinner?" he asked

"你们提供晚餐吗？"他问道。

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" Yep, in the other room."

"有，就在另一个房间。"

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" What time?"

"几点开饭？"

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" Come when you like," said the hotel manager

"想来的时候来就行。"酒店经理说。

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After my dad unpacked, he made his way to the " other room," which was supposed to be the dining room

爸爸打开行李之后，便去了那间本应是餐厅的"另一个房间"。

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To my father's surprise, the hotel manager was also the waiter!

让爸爸吃惊的是，酒店经理居然还是服务员！

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He asked," Will you have sausage on toast?"

他问道："要来份香肠吐司吗？"

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" No, I never eat sausage," replied my dad

"不，我从不吃香肠。"爸爸回答。

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" In that case," said the waiter," dinner is over."

"那样的话，"服务员说，"晚餐结束了。"

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Disappointed with the choice of food in the dining room, my father skipped his meal

对餐厅的食物选择感到失望，爸爸这顿饭没吃。

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He returned to his room

他回到了自己的房间。

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The next morning, my father searched for the hotel manager to pay for his stay

第二天早上，爸爸找酒店经理想付住宿费。

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He looked throughout the hotel

他找遍了整个酒店。

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He found the manager asleep in his bathrobe on a living room chair

他发现经理穿着浴袍，睡在客厅的椅子上。

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At that moment, my father realized that he wasn't in a hotel after all!

那一刻，爸爸才意识到，这根本就不是一家酒店！

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He had spent the entire night in this stranger's home

他整个晚上都待在这个陌生人的家里。