95_A_Fantasy(幻想)
95 A Fantasy¶
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess?' 'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.' 'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?' 'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.' The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how can you explain that?' she asked. 'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
Words¶
- Ambassador /æmˈbæsədɚ/ 大使
- pale /pel/ 苍白的
- frightful /ˈfraɪtfəl/ 可怕的
- fire /ˈfaɪɚ/ extinguisher /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɚ/ 灭火器
- drily /ˈdraɪlɪ/ 冷淡地
- Embassy /ˈɛmbəsi/ 大使馆
- heavens /ˈhɛvənz/ 天堂
- basement /ˈbesmənt/ 地下室
- definitely /ˈdɛfənətli/ 肯定地
- posted /ˈpostɪd/ 委派
- Accurate /ˈækjɚət/ 准确的
Expressions¶
- live in a fantasy world 活在幻想世界里
- Good heavens! 天哪！
- fire a shot 开一枪
- get into such a mess... 陷入这样的混乱
- set sth. on fire 放火烧某物
- go on doing sth. 继续做某事