摘要
布朗先生上班整整迟到了一小时。他浑身青紫，一只胳膊上还打着绷带。‘他的老板气得脸色发紫。“现在已经十点了，”老板咆哮着，“你九点钟就应该来的。到底发生了什么事？”“对不起，”布朗先生解释道，“我从三层楼的窗户摔下去了。”“难道那需要用整整一个小时吗？”
Mr. Brown arrived for work an hour late. He was banged and bruised,and he had one arm in a sling. His boss was purple with rage. ＂It＇s ten o＇ clock, ＂ screamed the boss, ＂you were supposed to be here at nine. What happened？＂
