92 · 自找麻烦
Asking for trouble
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It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. 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. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.' I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.' 'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone. '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?' 'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said. 'You see, I've forgotten my key.' 'Your what?' he called. 'My key,' I shouted. Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
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It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. 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. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.' I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.' 'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone. '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?' 'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said. 'You see, I've forgotten my key.' 'Your what?' he called. 'My key,' I shouted. Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
我回到家，大概已是凌晨两点。我按门铃想叫醒妻子，可她睡得很沉。于是，我从花园小棚里找来梯子，靠在墙上，开始往卧室窗户爬。 我快爬到了，下面忽然有人讽刺地说：“这个点儿，窗户大概不用擦吧。”我低头一看，竟是警察，吓得差点从梯子上掉下来。 我说：“我就喜欢晚上擦窗户。”可刚说完就后悔了。警察用同样的语气回答：“我也是。” 他接着说：“对不起，打扰了。我也不愿打断正在忙活的人，不过，能不能请您跟我去警察局一趟？” 我说：“我还是想待在这儿。你看，我忘带钥匙了。”他大声问：“忘了什么？”我喊道：“钥匙！” 幸好，喊声把妻子吵醒了。她打开窗户时，警察正准备爬梯子上来。
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《自找麻烦》：深夜回家，妻子没醒 → 窗下传来讽刺声 → 嘴硬回答，马上后悔 → 被请去警察局 → 只好解释忘了钥匙 → 妻子终于醒来解围。再借一个结构讲自己的事：先列出故事的一条线索，再选合适的情态词推测原因。
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