Lesson 95 A fantasy
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened ?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess ?'
'A fire-extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'
'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time ?'
'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.'
fantasy[ˈfæntəsi] 幻想故事
ambassador [æmˈbæsədər] 大使
pale[peɪl] 灰白的;苍白的;
frightful [ˈfraɪtfl] 可怕的
get into such a mess 搞得这样糟糕
extinguisher [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃər] 灭火器
fire extinguisher 灭火器
drily [ˈdraɪli] 冷淡的
embassy [ˈembəsi] 大使馆
basement [ˈbeɪsmənt] 地下室
definitely [ˈdefɪnətli] 肯定的
post 派任
accurate [ˈækjərət] 精确的;正确无误的
今天的课文有些生词，但是句子没什么难度，对话式的文章，读起来也比较容易。第二册马上就要完结了。
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