中英文本

Twenty Three You Stole My Tools
第二十三课 你偷了我的工具
"Hey, Joey! You're barking up the wrong tree, man, " Bill yeled.
“嘿，乔伊！你错怪了人，伙计”，比利喊道。
"We back-room boys had nothing to do with stealing those tools of yours."
“我们这些智囊人物可与偷你的工具没有关系。”
"Oh yeah?" Joey replied. "Well, who did then? We've been backwards and for-wards in this placeand there's no way anyone could have gotten into this room!"
“噢，是吗？”乔伊说。“那么是谁干的呢？我们一直在这个地方来来去去，别人不可能进得了这间屋！”
"Calm down. I know there's always been bad blood betweeen us, but don't bang your head up against a brick wall.
"冷静点。我知道我们之间一直有仇恨，可是别做明显不可能的事。

Let's band together and figure this out."
让我们联合起来想想办法。”
Finally relaxing, Joey and Billy put a ban on their fighting and searched the room for any clues as to who would have stolen the tools.
终于让人放松的是，乔伊和比利都提出禁止打架，并在屋里寻找线索看是谁偷了那些工具。
"Hey, look at this!" Billy cried from the rear of the room.
“嘿，看这里！” 比利从屋后面喊道。
"These prints look like someone snuck in here in their bare feet, Look!"
“这些痕迹看上去像是有人光着脚溜进了这里，看！
"Yeah, you're right. Oh, hey, back up a little bit.
“是的，你说得对。啊，嘿，后退一点儿。
Here's where they come from. "
他们是从这儿进来的。”
And then suddenly the tracks stopped. The ground was bare of any more footprints
接着痕迹突然没有了，地面没有脚印了。
"Maybe the guy backed out of the room and then left these tracks to confuse us?" Billy said.
“也许是那家伙从屋里退出来留下这些脚印迷惑我们呢？” 比例说。
And sure enough, based on the way the tracks wee laid they found where the person had really entered the room, from a small window whose lock was broken.
毫无疑问，根据脚印的方向，他们弄清楚了那人的确从那儿进屋的，原来是从一个坏了锁的小窗户进来的。
"Aw, man, sorry about the yelling, Billy, " Joey said .
“呀，伙计，抱歉刚才跟你嚷嚷了，比利。”乔伊说。
"I hadn't bargained on some average thief breaking in here for my tools."
“我没有料到会有小偷闯到这里偷我的工具。”
"No problem, Joey. It's all forgotten now, bag and baggage.
“没问题，乔伊。一切都过去了
I guess you'll have to get some new ones."
我想你得弄些新工具。”

重点讲解

1.bad blood （相互之间的）恶感，仇恨
例句：There is bad blood between them.
他们之间感情不和。
2.bag and baggage 连同全部财物；完全地
例句：They threw her out of the house bag and baggage.
他们把她连同她的东西都扔出门外。
3.ban on 禁令，禁止
例句：We have put a ban on smoking.
我们已禁止吸烟。
4.band together 联合起来
例句：I think we shall all band together and speak up for better work conditions .
我想我们大家应该团结起来，要求更好的工作条件。
5.bark up the wrong tree （猎犬）向无猎物的树乱吠；错怪某人，捕风捉影，弄错目标，精力花在不该花的地方
例句：You are barking up the wrong tree. It is not his fault.
你错怪人了，这不是他的错。
6.back up 后退，倒（车）；支持，补充
例句：Don't back up the moment you run up against a little difficulty.
不要遇到一点困难就打退堂鼓。