Lesson 119

Do you like stories?
你喜欢故事吗？
I want to tell you a true story.
我想给你讲一个真实的故事。
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
它发生在我一个朋友身上，一年前。
While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
当我的朋友乔治正在床上阅读时，两个小偷爬进了他的厨房。
After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room.
在他们进入房子之后，他们去了餐厅。
It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
天非常黑，所以他们打开了一个手电筒。
Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.
突然，他们听到一个在他们身后的声音。
What's up? What's up? someone called.
“怎么了？怎么了？”有人喊道。
The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
这些窃贼扔下火把，然后尽可能快地跑了。
George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
乔治听到了噪音并迅速下了楼。
He turned on the light,
他打开了灯。
but he couldn't see anyone.
但是他看不见任何人。
The thieves had already gone.
那些小偷已经走了。
But George's parrot, Henry, was still there.
但是乔治的鹦鹉亨利还在那里。
'What's up, George?' he called.
“怎么了，乔治？”他喊道。
'Nothing, Henry,' George said and smiled.
“没什么，亨利，”乔治说并笑了。
Go back to sleep.
回去睡觉。