DIALOG 69:SOMETHING STRANGE

1--The other night we were watching TV and the

strangest thing happened.

2--Really?What?

1--It was during that thunderstorm we had. You

remember. It poured down rain and there was

a lot of lightning and thunder.

2--I remember quite well. The children were

frightened, and the dog ran hid under the bed!

1--Well, anyway, the lightning flashed a number of

times, and we were going to turn off the TV.

That's when this strange thing hapened.

2--I hope the lightning didn't hit your TV!

1--Oh, nothing as serious as that. But, suddenly the

TV began to change channels rapidly--all by itself!

2--That's weird.

1--I'll say! It was a little scary, too!

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注解

1）the other night：常用來指過去的某一天晚上。也常說

the other day.

2）thunderstorm：雷暴雨。

3）It poured down rain：大雨如注。

4）lightning：閃電。

5）thunder：雷鳴。

6）flash：電閃。

7）a number of：許多；若干。

8）weird：離奇的；不可思議的。

9）scary：嚇人的；令人驚慌的。

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譯文：

1--那天晚上我們看電視的時候，出了一件非常怪的

事兒。

2--是嗎？什么事兒？

1--就是下雷雨的那天晚上，記得嗎？大雨嘩嘩下，又是

打雷又是打閃。

2--我記得很清楚。孩子們都嚇傻了，連狗都躲到床底下

藏了起來。

1--那會兒，反正閃電一個接一個，我們正要關掉電視機，

就在那時侯出現了怪事兒。

2--可別是閃電擊中了你們的電視機！

1--哦，沒那么嚴重。但突然電視機很快地變換起頻道，

根本沒人動它。

2--那真怪了！

1--就是怪，也真夠嚇人的。