(单词翻译:单击)
Passage Four In the Bar
在酒吧
Part One
第一部分
In England, if you are under the age of eighteen, you're not allowed to drink in a public bar.
在英格兰,年龄在18岁以下的人不允许到公众酒吧里喝酒。
Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house, but he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young.
汤普森先生过去经常到他家附近的一个酒吧喝酒,但他从不带他的儿子汤姆,因为他还太小。
Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.
当汤姆过18岁生日时,他第一次带儿子去了他经常去的酒吧。
Part Two
第二部分
They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son, "Now, Tom, I want to teach you a lesson, You must always be careful not to drink too much.
喝了半个小时后,汤普森对儿子说道,“汤姆,现在我给你上一课。你必须要小心决不要喝太多。
And how do you know when you've had enough? Well, I'll tell you. Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to have become four, you've had enough and should go home."
那怎样才能知道你是否已经喝够了呢?听着,我告诉你。你看见酒吧尽头的那两盏灯了吗?当它们看起来已经变成四盏的时候,你就喝足了,应该回家了。”
"But, Dad," said Tom, "I can only see one light at the end of the bar."
“可是,爸爸,”汤姆说,“我只看见那儿有一盏灯呀!”
