在Robbie和Alexandra準(zhǔn)備出門(mén)的時(shí)候，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只迷路的狗狗。Robbie按照狗狗脖子上的牌子上的電話號(hào)碼打過(guò)去，發(fā)現(xiàn)那個(gè)電話已經(jīng)停機(jī)了。

    Robbie： I have to turn off the lights， or else my father will get really angry. He says I never turn them out when I leave. If they come home and they're on……

    [He moves his index finger across his throat to show that his father will be angry. ] Robbie： Do you hear something？

    Alexandra： Yes. What was that？

    Robbie： It sounded like a dog barking. Alexandra： It sounded like a dog barking right here. Robbie： Yeah. [He opens the door. A dog is standing there. ] Alexandra： A dog！

    Robbie： A springer spaniel！Come on in！ Make yourself at home. Alexandra： Oh， you poor little thing. Come here. Robbie： Come on. Alexandra： Poor baby. Robbie： Where did you come from？

    Alexandra： [She looks at the dog's identification tag. ]Her name's Gemma， and she belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Levinson. There's a phone number - five five five…… eight four four eight. Robbie， maybe you should call them and tell the Levinsons we have their cute little spaniel. Robbie： I've always wanted a springer spaniel. She's so cute. Operator： The number you are calling - 555-8448 - is no longer in service. Robbie： The number's no longer in service. Alexandra： Oh， you poor， poor baby. You've lost your family. Robbie： We'll find them. Don't worry， Alexandra.

    「語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講」

    1. I have to turn off the lights， or else my father will get really angry.我必須關(guān)上燈，要不然我父親真要生氣了。

    turn off the lights： 關(guān)燈，閉燈。也可以說(shuō)"turn out the lights". or else： 要不然，否則。相當(dāng)于"if not"，用來(lái)說(shuō)明后果。

    get angry： 生氣，發(fā)怒；變得生氣。這里"get"的意思是“變成，成為”，用在形容詞前或修飾形容詞的副詞之前時(shí)常有這種含義。

    2. If they come home and they're on……

    要是他們回來(lái)看見(jiàn)燈還亮著……

    they're on： 在這里指燈還亮著。句型to be on中的on表示正在持續(xù)的一種狀態(tài)。

    3. It sounded like a dog barking.聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是有只狗在叫。

    sound like： 聲音好像很熟悉，聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是……

    4. Make yourself at home.別拘束，隨便些，就像在自己家里一樣。

    5. Oh， you poor little thing.噢，你這可憐的小家伙。安慰小孩或動(dòng)物時(shí)的常用語(yǔ)。

    6. I've always wanted a springer spaniel.我一直都想養(yǎng)條史賓格犬。

    I've always wanted…… ： 我一直想要。這句話用的是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。這一時(shí)態(tài)表示發(fā)生過(guò)或直到現(xiàn)在還在進(jìn)行的事，側(cè)重與現(xiàn)在的關(guān)系。

    springer spaniel： 史賓格犬，一種長(zhǎng)毛垂耳獵狗

    7. The number you are calling - 555-8448 - is no longer in service.你要的電話555-8448是空號(hào)。

    no longer in service： 不再使用，（電話）空號(hào)。