| until | [ən'tɪl] | 直到 | ||
| outside | [aʊt'saɪd; 'aʊtsaɪd] | 外面 | ||
| ring | [rɪŋ] | 铃|电话等响 | ||
| repeat | [rɪ'piːt] | 重复 | ||
| on Sundays | 每个周日 | |||
| What a day! | 多么糟糕的天气 | |||
| Dear me! | 天哪！ |
| 那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。 上个星期天，我起得很晚。我望向窗外，外面一片昏暗。”鬼天气！“我想，”又下雨了。“ 正在这时，电话铃响了。是我姑母路西打来的。”我刚下火车。“她说，”我这就来看你。“ “但我还在吃早饭啊。”我说。 “你在干什么？”她问道。 “我正在吃早饭。”我又说了一遍。 “天哪！”她说，”你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经1点钟了！“ |
| It was Sunday.I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window.It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang.It was my aunt Lucy. 'I've just arrived by train.' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast.' I said. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm having breakfast.' I repeated. 'Dear me.' she said, 'Do you always get up so late?It's one o'clock!' |
| Does the writer always get up early on Sundays, or does he always get up late? Did he get up early last Sunday, or did he get up late? Who telephoned then? Had she just arrived by train, or had she come on foot? Was she coming to see him or not? Did he say, 'I'm still having breakfast', or did he say, 'I am still in bed'? Was his aunt very surprised or not? What was the time? |
| He always get up late. He got up late last Sunday. His aunt telephoned him. She just arrived by train. She was coming to see him. He said 'I'm still having breakfast'. She was very surprised. It's one o'clock. |