Birthday plan 生日計(jì)劃
2018-07-16 09:10:08張恒
中學(xué)生英語·閱讀與寫作 2018年1期
張恒
A few months before his sixtieth birthday， George began planning his party. He called up his 30-year-old daughter for some help.
喬治在他六十歲生日的前幾個月就開始計(jì)劃開個派對。他給30歲的女兒打電話求助。
“Why dont you invite all your old high school buddies1？” she asked. “That could be a lot of fun.”
“你為什么不把所有高中的哥們兒都請來呢？”她問道。“那多好玩。”
“Id like to bring all my high school buddies to the party，” said George， “but I dont want to get arrested.”
“我倒是想請所有高中的哥們兒來參加派對。”喬治說。“但我可不想被抓。”
His daughter laughed. “Why would you get arrested for bringing your high school buddies to your birthday party？”
他女兒笑道：“你請高中哥們兒參加生日派對而已，為什么會因?yàn)檫@個被逮捕啊？”
“Dont you know？” asked George. “Grave robbing is a crime2.”
“難道你不知道嗎？”喬治問道：“盜墓是犯法的。”
Notes：
1. buddy n. 伙伴，好朋友；密友
2. crime n. 罪行，犯罪
