上海版英语八年级上册unit2 reading A课文

上海版英语八年级上册unit2 reading A课文
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Pansy You say that you like working as a detective.Why?你喜欢侦探的工作 Ken Let me tell you about a recent case that I dealt with,Pansy.那就让我来告诉你最近处理的一个案件Mr.Li is a very rich man who lives alone and enjoys collecting things.李先生是一个独居并喜欢收藏的有钱人（富翁）He purchased a vase for two million yuan.他花了两百万人民币购买了一个花瓶He showed it to only two people—his friend Jill and Jenny.他只把花瓶展示给过两个人,（只让两人见过）就是他的朋友吉尔和杰尼Then he locked it in the safe at his house.然后就将它锁进了自己房内的保险箱里That night,someone stole it.那完有人把它偷走了 Li reported the theft,and I went to his house to look for clues.(blue)李报了盗窃案,之后为了寻找线索我去了他的房子 Pansy Did you find any?你发现了什么（线索） Ken Yes,a black pearl earring near the open safe and,在开着的保险箱旁边有一个黑色的珍珠耳环（省略了）outside the open window of the room,I saw a lot of mud on the wet ground.在房间敞开的窗户外面,潮湿的地面上我看到了许多泥Inside the room,the carpet was spotlessly clean.在房间里面,地毯却是出奇的干净（一尘不染）.没有污点的 Pansy So what did you do next?接着你又做了什么 Ken I interviewed Jill and Jenny.我见了（与---会面）They both denied stealing the vase.她们都否认偷了花瓶But I noticed that Jill was wearing a black pearl necklace—but no earrings.但我注意到吉尔戴的一条黑色的珍珠项链,没有耳环.Pansy So Jill was the thief?所以吉尔是那个贼?Ken I didn’t know.I needed proof.A good detective never jumps to conclusions.过早下结论I showed Jill the earring,and she admitted it was hers.我让吉尔看了耳环,她承认耳环是她的 She said someone had stolen it from her house a month before.她说有人在一个月前从她的房子里偷走了耳环 I checked her story.It was true.我核实了她所说的,是事实.Pansy So Jill was no longer a suspect.所以吉尔不再是嫌疑犯了But what about your other clue—the mud outside and the spotless carpet inside?但其它你得到的线索,外面的泥、里面干净的地毯.Ken That told me that probably no thief broke into Li’s house.那些线索提示我,可能根本就没有小偷闯进过李的房子So I questioned Li and,in the end,he admitted stealing his own vase.所以我询问了他,最后他终于承认他偷了自己的花瓶He had bought insurance for it.他已经为它买了保险The insurance company would pay him two million yuan if the vase was stolen.如果花瓶失窃,保险公司将赔付给他两百万 Pansy And who stole Jill’s earring?那么谁偷了 Ken Li did that as well.也是他干的He tried to make sure that Jill would go to jail instead of him.他试图确信,吉尔将替他进监狱 Pansy So now Li is behind bars.所以李在高墙之内 Ken Yes,and Jill is free.是的,吉尔是自由的My job is to protect the innocent as well as find the guilty.我的工作就是保护无辜也同时抓住罪犯That’s why I like working as a detective.喜欢侦探的工作