95 · 纯属虚构
A fantasy
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When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess?' 'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.' 'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?' 'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.' The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how can you explain that?' she asked. 'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
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When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess?' 'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.' 'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?' 'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.' The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how can you explain that?' she asked. 'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
埃斯卡洛皮亚大使回家吃午饭，妻子吓了一跳。他脸色苍白，衣服也弄得不成样子。 妻子问：“出什么事了？衣服怎么弄成这样？”大使淡淡地说：“灭火器，亲爱的。今天早上，大学生把大使馆点着了。” “天哪！”妻子惊叫道，“你当时在哪儿？” “和往常一样，在办公室，”大使回答，“地下室着火了，我当然立刻下去。霍斯特那个傻瓜以为我身上着了火，把灭火器对准了我。我一定得把那家伙调走。” 妻子继续追问，忽然发现丈夫的帽子上有个大洞。“这个你又怎么解释？”她问。 “哦，那个，”大使说，“有人朝我的办公室窗户开了一枪。打得挺准，你说呢？” 他接着说：“幸好我当时没戴它。要是戴着，我也就没法回家吃午饭了。”
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《纯属虚构》：大使狼狈地回家 → 先解释衣服上的痕迹 → 妻子继续追问 → 原来被误喷了灭火器 → 帽子上又有个洞 → 枪竟打进了办公室 → 幸好当时没戴帽子。再借一个结构讲自己的事：只保留本课两个关键动作，用一个时间词把它们接起来。
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