英语小达人 155 I saw father got it out

 　　I saw father got it out

　　我爸爸把它弄出来的

　　When a boy was taking his father's dinner to the factory, he stopped for a minute to watch a workman cleaning a sewer¹.

　　一个男孩给在工厂上班的爸爸送午饭，一个工人正在清理下水道，他停下来看了一会儿。

　　The boy said interestedly, "My mother dropped her gold watch down here yesterday."

　　男孩感兴趣地说：“昨天，我妈妈的表就是在这里掉下去的。”

　　The workman's eyes lit up. "Well, boy," he said, pretending to be careless, "Get along with you."

　　工人眼睛一亮，“哦，小子。”他假装不在意地说，“别胡扯。”

　　An hour later the boy came back. "Are you quite sure it was here that your mother lost her watch down?" asked the workman.

　　一个小时后，男孩回来了。“你肯定你妈妈的表就是在这里掉下去的吗？”工人问道。

　　"I am sure", replied the boy with a cunning² smile, "because I saw Father get it out. Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."

　　“我肯定。”男孩狡猾地笑了笑，“因为我亲眼看到爸爸把它弄出来的。”

1 sewer   

n.排水沟，下水道

参考例句：

• They are tearing up the street to repair a sewer. 他们正挖开马路修下水道。
• The boy kicked a stone into the sewer. 那个男孩把一石子踢进了下水道。

2 cunning   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；n.狡猾，奸诈

参考例句：

• A spy used cunning means to find out secrets.间谍使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• The fox is known for its cleverness and cunning.狐狸的机敏和狡猾是人所共知的。