课文对话 · A fantasy 纯属虚构（课本 Lesson 95，印刷页 430-433）
1When the Ambassador /æm'bæsədə/ n. 大使 of Escalopia /ˌeskə'ləʊpiə/ 埃斯卡洛匹亚（虚构的国家） returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
当埃斯卡洛匹亚的大使回家吃午饭时，他的妻子吃了一惊。
2He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful /'fraɪtfl/ adj. 可怕的，令人吃惊的 state.
他脸色苍白，衣服也一塌糊涂。
3"What has happened?" she asked. "How did your clothes get into such a mess?"
“出了什么事？”她问。“你的衣服怎么弄得这么脏乱？”
4"A fire extinguisher /'faɪə ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃə/ n. 灭火器, my dear," answered the Ambassador drily /'draɪli/ adv. 冷淡地，枯燥无味地. "University students set the Embassy /'embəsi/ n. 大使馆 on fire this morning."
“是灭火器，亲爱的，”大使冷冷地回答。“今天上午大学生们放火点着了使馆。”
5"Good heavens /'hevnz/ n. 天，天堂!" exclaimed his wife. "And where were you at the time?"
“天哪！”他的妻子惊叫道。“那你当时在哪儿？”
6"I was in my office as usual," answered the Ambassador. "The fire broke out in the basement /'beɪsmənt/ n. 地下室. 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 /'defɪnətli/ adv. 肯定地 get that fellow posted /'pəʊstɪd/ v. 派任."
“我和往常一样在办公室，”大使回答。“地下室突然起火。我当然立刻下去了，可那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了我。他以为我身上着火了。我一定要把那个家伙调走。”
7The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
大使夫人继续提问，这时她突然发现丈夫的帽子上有一个大洞。
8"And how can you explain that?" she asked.
“那你又怎么解释这个呢？”她问。
9"Oh, that," said the Ambassador. "Someone fired a shot /ʃɒt/ n. 子弹 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."
“哦，这个呀，”大使说。“有人从我的办公室窗外打进来一颗子弹。挺准的，你说是不是？幸亏当时我没戴着它。要是戴着，我就不能回家吃午饭了。”
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