A true story
原文
Do you like stories?
I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
While my friend, George, was reading in bed,
two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
After they had entered the house,
they went into the dining room.
It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.
'What's up? What's up?' someone called.
The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone.
The thieves had already gone.
But George's parrot, Henry, was still there.
What's up, George? he called.
'Nothing, Henry,' George said and smiled.
'Go back to sleep.'
译文
你喜欢故事吗?
我想告诉你一个真实的故事。
这件事发生在我一个朋友身上,是在一年前。
当我的朋友乔治在床上读书的时候,
两个小偷爬进了他的厨房。
他们进入房子后,
他们走进了餐厅。
天非常黑,于是他们打开了一个手电筒。
突然,他们听到身后传来一个声音。
“怎么了?出什么事了?”有人喊道。
小偷们扔掉了手电筒,然后飞快地逃跑了。
乔治听到了那个声音,立刻快步下楼去了。
他打开了灯,却看不到任何人。
小偷们已经逃走了。
但是乔治的鹦鹉亨利还在那里。
“怎么了,乔治?”他问道。
“没什么,亨利。”乔治微笑着说。
回去睡觉吧。