I Don’t Want to Walk Home
Tom is a very old man. After dinner, he likes walking in the street. And he goes to bed at seven o’clock.
汤姆是一位老人,他喜欢在晚饭后到大街上散步,在7点回来睡觉。
But tonight, a car stopped at his house. A policeman helps him get out. He tells Tom’s wife, “The old man couldn’t find his way in the street. He asked me to take him in the car.”
但是,今天晚上一辆小汽车停在他家门前,汤姆在一位警察的帮助下走下汽车。警察告诉汤姆的妻子:“这位老人在街上迷路了,他让我用汽车送他回来。”
After the policeman leaves there, his wife asks, “Tom, you go to the street every night.But tonight you can’t find the way, what’s the matter?”
警察走后:“汤姆,你每天都到那条街上散步,但是今天你迷路了,你怎么了?”
The old man smiles like a child and says, “I couldn’t find my way? I didn’t want to walk home.”
这位老人像孩子般的笑道:“我迷路了?我是不想走路回家。”
词义解析:
1.street:街道
2.tonight:今晚
3.policeman:警察
4.wife:妻子
5.Smile:笑
6.child:孩子
7.go to bed:上床睡觉
8.find one's way:认得路