'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.'

　　句子讲解：

　　7、'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador.

　　"我和平时一样待在办公室里呢，"大使说。

　　usual ['ju:ʒuəl]

　　adj. 通常的，惯例的;平常的

　　例句:

　　As usual, the child went to school.

　　这孩子像往常一样上学去了。

　　8、'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course. '

　　"火是先从地下室里烧起来的，我当然立即下去了。"

　　basement ['beismənt]

　　n. 地下室;地窖

　　例句:

　　Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage?

　　问题：为什么退休者打扫地下室，阁楼或汽车房会如此懈怠?

　　9、And that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. '

　　"但那个傻瓜霍斯特竟然把灭火器对准了我。"

　　aimed [eim]

　　vt. 目的在于;引导;把…对准

　　vi. 打算;对准目标

　　n. 目的;目标;对准

　　例句:

　　The talk aimed to lessen the tension.

　　这次交谈旨在缓和紧张局面。

　　10、He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted. '

　　"他以为是我身上着火了，我一定得把他打发走。"

　　语言点 get sb. posted把某人打发走

　　definitely ['definitli]

　　adv. 清楚地，当然;明确地，肯定地

　　例句:

　　 And we definitely can achieve them!

　　我们的目标一定能够达到!

　　11、The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

　　大使夫人还在不停地提问，她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有一个大洞。

　　12、' And how can you explain that?，she asked. ' Oh, that/ said the Ambassador.

　　"那你说说这个洞又是怎么回事呢?" "噢，那个洞嘛大使说。

　　13、' Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think?，

　　"那是有人向我办公室的窗户开了一枪。真够准的，是不是?"

　　accurate ['ækjurət]

　　adj. 精确的

　　例句:

　　At any rate, the separation ratio is accurate.

　　无论如何，这个分离比是精确的。

　　14、Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time.

　　"幸亏我当时没戴帽子。"

　　fortunately

　　adv. 幸运地

　　例句:

　　Fortunately, it is not alien to your nature.

　　幸运地是，对你的本性来说，它不是。

　　15、If had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.

　　"如果我戴了帽子，我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了。"