【大家说英语】 第343期:诈骗事件
英语课
I am going to see my aunt. 我要去看我的姨母。
I walk up the stairs and into her apartment building. 我爬上了楼梯，进到了她的公寓楼。
She lives on the fifth floor. 她住在五层。
I have my coat as well as groceries 1 for my aunt. 我拿着我的外套，还有给我姨母的日常用品。
I walk to the elevator and push the button, but I drop my coat. 我走到电梯前，按下按钮，但是我的外套掉了。
As soon as I drop my coat, a woman comes out of the elevator. 我的外套掉下去的同时，一个女人刚好从电梯中走了出来。
She's wearing a red shirt and sunglasses. She seems to be very happy. 她穿着一件红衬衫，戴着墨镜。她看起来非常高兴。
She picks up my coat and gives it to me. I thank her. 她捡起了我的外套，并递给了我。我对她表示了感谢。
Then I go into the elevator. 之后我进入了电梯。
When I get to my aunt's floor, she is already in the hall. 当我来到我姨母所在的楼层，发现她已经在走廊上了。
"Hello, nephew 2! Thank you for bringing me groceries. How much do I owe 3 you?" she asks me. “你好，我的外甥。感谢你给我带来日用品。我要给你多少钱？”她问我。
"You're welcome!" I say. "The groceries are $15.95." 我说道：“没关系。这些日用品总共15.95美元。”
My aunt opens her purse to give me the money. 我的姨母打开了她的钱包，把钱给了我。
"Oh, no!" she says. "I forgot. I gave all my money to that poor blind woman. 她说道：“哦，不！我忘记了。我把我的钱都给了那个又穷又眼盲的女人。
I met her just before you arrived." 在你到之前，我刚刚遇到她。”
"Was the woman wearing a red shirt and sunglasses?" I ask. 我问道：“那个女人是不是穿一件红衬衫，戴着墨镜？”
She nods 4 her head. I know who she is talking about. 她点了点头。我知道她说的是谁了。
"I'll be right back with your money," I say to my aunt. 我对我的姨母说道：“我马上把你的钱拿回来。”
n.食品，杂货；杂货业( grocery的名词复数 )；杂货店；杂品
- Hi, Al. I see you're buying the groceries today. 你好，Al.我今天看见你买杂货了。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
- She ordered her groceries by phone and never left the house. 她用电话定购食品，一步也没离开那座房子。 来自辞典例句
vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人
- We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
- We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。
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