【大家说英语】 第179期:寻找订婚戒指

 Lesson 11 Mystery 第十一课 悬疑事件

May 25 5月25日

Mr. E and the Ring 找寻订婚戒

I went to see a new movie mystery. 我到电影院去看一部新的悬疑电影，

But when the movie ended, another mystery began. 可是电影结束之后，另一项悬疑事件却接着展开。

I saw a couple stand up to leave. 我看见一对情侣起身离开电影院，

They picked up their popcorn¹ and started to go. 他们拿起爆米花，正准备离开，

But then the girl stopped and looked around. 但是女孩却突然停下脚步，查看着四周，

Something was missing. 有什么东西丢了。

They both looked very worried. 他们两人看起来都很担心，

I went to help them. 我上前去帮忙。

"Did you lose something?" I asked. “你们掉了什么东西吗？”我问。

"Yes, my ring!" said the girl. “是的，我的戒指！”那名女孩说。

The man was looking for the ring on the floor, but he couldn't find it. 那名男子在地板上找着戒指，但是找不到。

The room was still dark, so I asked someone to turn on the lights. 电影院里仍然很昏暗，于是我请人打开电灯，

It didn't help. 但还是没有帮助。

"I can't believe I lost it! “我不敢相信我把戒指弄丢了！

Jim gave it to me when he proposed yesterday." 那是吉姆昨天求婚的时候送我的。”

This was an important ring. 那是一枚很重要的戒指，

It was an engagement² ring! 是一枚订婚戒！

"So the ring was new," I said. “所以，那枚戒指是新的，”我说，

"Was it the right size?" “大小合适吗？”

"Actually, she needs a smaller ring," said the man. “事实上，她需要小一点的戒指。”男子说。

"I was so excited, I wore it, but I shouldn't have. “我好兴奋，所以就戴上了。可是我实在不该戴，

Now it's lost!" the girl said. 这下戒指不见了！”女孩说。

The man put down their popcorn to look some more. 男子把他们的爆米花放了下来，继续寻找。

I picked up the popcorn. 我拿起那杯爆米花，

I dug into it and pulled out the ring. 伸手挖寻并从里面捞出了戒指，

"Next time, don't put butter on your popcorn," I said. “下次爆米花不要加奶油。”我说。

1 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

2 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。