Lesson 92

It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home.
当我回到家时，那一定已经是大约凌晨两点钟了。
I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
我试图按门铃叫醒妻子，但她睡得很熟，于是我从花园的棚子里拿了把梯子，架在墙上，开始向卧室窗口爬去。
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
我快到那里时，下面一个讽刺的声音说道：“我不认为窗户需要在半夜这个时候清洗。”
I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.
当我看到一名警察时，我向下看去，几乎从梯子上摔了下来。
I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'
我立即后悔以那种方式回答，但我说，“我喜欢在晚上擦窗户。”
'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone.
“我也是，”警察用同样的语气回答道。
'Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'
“请原谅我打扰你。我讨厌在一个人忙于工作时去打扰他，但你介意跟我去一趟车站吗？”
'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said.
“嗯，我宁愿留在这里，”我说道。
You see, I've forgotten my key.
你看，我忘记了我的钥匙。
Your what? he called
“你的什么？”他喊道
'My key,' I shouted.
“我的钥匙，”我大喊。
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
幸运地，喊叫声惊醒了我的妻子，她打开窗户时，警察正开始向我爬来。