【大家说英语】 第118期:一封情书

 Lesson 8 Mystery¹ 第八课 悬疑事件

February 18 2月18日

The Love Letter 一封情书

The phone rang at the police station. 警察局的电话响了起来，

It was a high school student named Keira. 来电者是个名叫琪耶拉的高中生。

She found a strange note in her locker², and she was worried about it. 她在她的置物柜里发现了一张奇怪的纸条，她觉得很担心。

I went to her school and found her in the hall with a friend. 我到她的学校去，发现她和一个朋友在走廊上。

"Thanks for coming, Mr. E," Keira said. E先生，谢谢你来。

She held up the note. 琪耶拉说， 她举起那张纸条，

It was a love letter. 是一封情书。

"You called about a love letter?" I asked. 妳为了一封情书而报警？我问。

"This is serious, Mr. E!" said Keira's friend. E先生，这很严重！琪耶拉的朋友说，

"If a boy sent this note, he must like Keira!" 如果这张纸条是个男孩放的，那么他一定喜欢琪耶拉！。

"That is serious. Let me see the note," I said. 这样确实很严重， 把纸条给我看看。我说。

It was colorful with many phrases³ on it. 那是一张色彩鲜艳的纸条，上面写了许多词句。

But a big question was in the center ─ 不过，中央写着一个大问题──

Will you be my Valentine, Keira? 琪耶拉，妳愿意和我交往吗？

The note had a sweet smell. 纸张还有一股香甜的气味。

I knew the smell but couldn't remember what it was from. 我认得那股气味，但记不得在什么地方闻过。

I looked at the phrases on the note ─ 我看着纸条上的词句──

TRUE LOVE, BE MINE and SO SWEET. 真爱、成为我的以及如此甜美。

"Do you get a lot of candy⁴ on Valentine's Day?" I asked. 妳在情人节会收到很多糖果吗？我问。

"No, but a couple of people shared candy in class today," said Keira. 不会，可是今天班上有两个人和大家分享了糖果，

"Beth brought chocolates, and Justin brought candy hearts." 琪耶拉回答， 贝丝带了巧克力，贾斯汀带了心形糖果。

"I think Justin likes you," I said. 我认为贾斯汀喜欢妳，我说，

"These phrases were copied from candy hearts. 这些词句是从心形糖果上抄下来的。

And the note smells like them, too." 而且这张纸条也有心形糖果的味道。

1 mystery   

n.神秘，奥秘，秘密，玄妙，不可思议的事

参考例句：

• He often tells stories full of mystery.他常讲些充满神秘色彩的故事。
• The mystery was never solved.这个奥秘始终未得到解释。

2 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

3 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？