【大家说英语】 第289期:美钻失踪记

 Lesson 8 Mystery 第八课 悬疑事件

November 18 11月18日

The Diamond 美钻失踪记

I am near the museum. 我在博物馆附近，

The museum is not open today. 今天博物馆没开放。

I hear an alarm. 突然我听到警铃声，

I go to the museum's door. 我赶到博物馆的门口，

A guard walks out. 一名警卫走了出来。

"Where are you going? “你要去哪里？

Come with me!" I say to the guard. 跟我来！”我对那名警卫说。

There is a valuable diamond in this museum. 这间博物馆内收藏一颗价值不斐的美钻，

We go to check the diamond. 我们去查看那颗钻石，

The diamond is not there. 但钻石不见了。

We look for clues¹. 我们找寻线索，

"Do you see anything strange?" I ask the guard. “你有没有看见什么奇怪的事情？”我问那名警卫。

"Mmmm," he says. “嗯，”他答道。

"Is he saying no?" I think. “他是说没有吗？”我心想，

But I can't understand him. 可是我不明白他的意思。

The diamond's box is open. Someone opened it. 钻石的盒子开着的， 有人打开了那个盒子。

"A thief stole a diamond in Chicago last week. “上礼拜有个窃贼在芝加哥偷了一颗钻石，

And now this diamond is gone!" I say to him. 现在这颗钻石也不见了！”我对他说。

I look at the guard. He is worried. 我看着那名警卫， 他显得很担心。

I put my hand on the guard's arm and say, 我伸手搭着那名警卫的手臂，对他说：

"Don't worry. I can solve any mystery. “别担心， 什么悬疑案件我都解决得了，

We can find this thief." 我们一定找得到这个贼的。”

But then, I notice something strange. 不过，这时我却注意到了一件奇怪的事情，

The guard's uniform says, "Museum of Chicago". 那名警卫的制服上印着“芝加哥博物馆”的字样。

I keep my hand on the guard's arm. 我继续握着那名警卫的手臂，

I put my other hand near his mouth and say, 把另一只手伸到他的嘴巴前面，说：

"Please open your mouth." “请张开嘴巴。”

The diamond is there. 那颗珍贵的钻石就在他的嘴巴里。

1 clues   

n.线索( clue的名词复数 )；提示；（帮助警方破案的）线索；（纵横填字谜、游戏或问题的）提示词语

参考例句：

• The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer. 警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。
• contextual clues to the meaning 上下文提供的理解其含义的线索