【大家说英语】 第343期:诈骗事件

 　　I am going to see my aunt. 我要去看我的姨母。

　　I walk up the stairs and into her apartment building. 我爬上了楼梯，进到了她的公寓楼。

　　She lives on the fifth floor. 她住在五层。

　　I have my coat as well as groceries¹ for my aunt. 我拿着我的外套，还有给我姨母的日常用品。

　　I walk to the elevator and push the button, but I drop my coat. 我走到电梯前，按下按钮，但是我的外套掉了。

　　As soon as I drop my coat, a woman comes out of the elevator. 我的外套掉下去的同时，一个女人刚好从电梯中走了出来。

　　She's wearing a red shirt and sunglasses. She seems to be very happy. 她穿着一件红衬衫，戴着墨镜。她看起来非常高兴。

　　She picks up my coat and gives it to me. I thank her. 她捡起了我的外套，并递给了我。我对她表示了感谢。

　　Then I go into the elevator. 之后我进入了电梯。

　　When I get to my aunt's floor, she is already in the hall. 当我来到我姨母所在的楼层，发现她已经在走廊上了。

　　"Hello, nephew²! Thank you for bringing me groceries. How much do I owe³ you?" she asks me. “你好，我的外甥。感谢你给我带来日用品。我要给你多少钱？”她问我。

　　"You're welcome!" I say. "The groceries are $15.95." 我说道：“没关系。这些日用品总共15.95美元。”

　　My aunt opens her purse to give me the money. 我的姨母打开了她的钱包，把钱给了我。

　　"Oh, no!" she says. "I forgot. I gave all my money to that poor blind woman. 她说道：“哦，不！我忘记了。我把我的钱都给了那个又穷又眼盲的女人。

　　I met her just before you arrived." 在你到之前，我刚刚遇到她。”

　　"Was the woman wearing a red shirt and sunglasses?" I ask. 我问道：“那个女人是不是穿一件红衬衫，戴着墨镜？”

　　She nods⁴ her head. I know who she is talking about. 她点了点头。我知道她说的是谁了。

　　"I'll be right back with your money," I say to my aunt. 我对我的姨母说道：“我马上把你的钱拿回来。”

1 groceries   

n.食品，杂货；杂货业( grocery的名词复数 )；杂货店；杂品

参考例句：

• Hi, Al. I see you're buying the groceries today. 你好，Al.我今天看见你买杂货了。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• She ordered her groceries by phone and never left the house. 她用电话定购食品，一步也没离开那座房子。 来自辞典例句

2 nephew   

n.侄子，外甥

参考例句：

• Which boy is your nephew?哪个男孩是你侄子？
• My nephew was born in America.我侄子出生在美国。

3 owe   

vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人

参考例句：

• We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
• We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。

4 nods   

v.点头( nod的第三人称单数 )；打盹；打瞌睡；点头致意

参考例句：

• Grandmother often nods off during the afternoon. 祖母下午常常打瞌睡。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Even Homer sometimes nods. [谚]智者千虑，必有一失。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》