中英文本

Thirstin for Love
渴望爱情
Thurston was in the habit of visiting his girl-friend's apartment from time to time,
沙斯敦经常去他女友的公寓住处，
but always managed to get home at a decent hour with a plausible excuse.
但他总是设法找个理由以免太晚回家。
But this time, both he and his girlfriend had fallen asleep,
但这一次，他和女朋友都睡着了，
and it was 2:00 a. m before Thurston came to.
当他醒来时都已经凌晨两点了，
Thinking fast, he immediately called home,
沙斯敦脑筋一转，立刻打电话回家，
and when his wife answered, panted, "Don't pay the ransom! I've escaped!"
当他太太接电话时，他故意喘着气说：“千万不要付赎金!我已经安全逃出来了!”

重点讲解

1.in the habit of 有...的习惯

例句：He' s not in the habit of drinking a lot.
他不习惯於多喝酒.

2.thirst for 渴望；渴求

例句：He has a strong thirst for knowledge.
他有很强的求知欲。

3.time to time 时不时地；经常

例句：From time to time there were sudden explosions of a southeast wind.
不时有阵阵猛烈的东南风突然刮来。

4.plausible excuse 可信的借口；合理的托辞
例句：He cast about in his mind for some plausible excuse for not turning up at the meeting.
他心里在盘算，想找一个什么说得过去的理由来解释他为什么没有到会。