英语翻译A break in the routine.Jonathan lived alone in a neat,two storey,semidetached house in Compton street.Like many bachelors approaching middle age,he was getting rather set in his ways.He caught the same train to London very morning,ate his

英语翻译A break in the routine.Jonathan lived alone in a neat,two storey,semidetached house in Compton street.Like many bachelors approaching middle age,he was getting rather set in his ways.He caught the same train to London very morning,ate his
英语翻译
A break in the routine.
Jonathan lived alone in a neat,two storey,semidetached house in Compton street.Like many bachelors approaching middle age,he was getting rather set in his ways.He caught the same train to London very morning,ate his lunch in the same crowded restaurant near the office where he worked and always came home on the 6:00 train.People were so used to seeing Jonathan set off at a quarter past eight,dressed in a simple dark suit,wearing a black bowler hat and carrying a rolled umbrella on his arm,that they did you didn’t need to wear a watch if you lived in Compton street.
Ever since Jonathan had set up house in Compton street,he had looked after it very carefully.He worked hard in the garden every Sunday and set out to impress the neighbors with his flower beds lawn.Before he left the house in the mornings,he carefully closed all the doors downstairs,opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front door.Everything Jonathan did was tidy and systematic.
One summer evening Jonathan returned home as usual at five minutes to seven precisely.When he opened the front gate he immediately noticed something strange.There was a heavy footprint in the earth in one of the flower beds.Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman when he noticed that one of the white lace curtains in the front room downstairs was out of place.Jonathan never left anything out of place.
He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly.He listened carefully for a few moments but could hear nothing.The front room door was half-open.Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,wondering if he had forgotten to close it that morning.He had never forgotten before.He stepped silently across the hall to the door and looked inside the room.The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the evening sunlight.He had obviously been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return.Jonathan grabbed the door handle,slammed the door and turned the key.Then he calmly picked up the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.
The burglar,a tall,thick-set,bearded fellow,tried to climb through a window to get out but Jonathan had expected that.He set about him with his umbrella,using it like a sword.Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene.Jonathan was a little annoyed that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself.

英语翻译A break in the routine.Jonathan lived alone in a neat,two storey,semidetached house in Compton street.Like many bachelors approaching middle age,he was getting rather set in his ways.He caught the same train to London very morning,ate his
A break in the routine.
一成不变的生活中的插曲
Jonathan lived alone in a neat,two storey,semidetached house in Compton street.
乔纳森独自住在Compton街一座整洁,两层的半独立别墅里,
Like many bachelors approaching middle age,he was getting rather set in his ways.
像许多年近中年的单身汉一样.他过着按部就班的生活.
He caught the same train to London very morning,ate his lunch in the same crowded restaurant near the office where he worked and always came home on the 6:00 train.
他每天早上搭同一班城铁去伦敦,每天中午在公司附近同一家拥挤的餐馆吃饭,每晚乘6点的城铁返回家中.
People were so used to seeing Jonathan set off at a quarter past eight,dressed in a simple dark suit,wearing a black bowler hat and carrying a rolled umbrella on his arm,that they did you didn’t need to wear a watch if you lived in Compton street.
人们以往习惯于看到他8点一刻出发,穿着一套简单的深色套装,戴着一顶黑色圆顶礼帽,胳膊上搭着一把伞,住在这条街上的人根本用不着戴手表.
Ever since Jonathan had set up house in Compton street,he had looked after it very carefully.
从他在这条街上按家以来,一直非常小心地对待他的房子.
He worked hard in the garden every Sunday and set out to impress the neighbors with his flower beds lawn.
他每个周日都在花园里辛勤劳动,装点花园,用围着花边的草坪打动邻居.
Before he left the house in the mornings,he carefully closed all the doors downstairs,opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front door.Everything Jonathan did was tidy and systematic.
早上离家前,他把楼下所有的门都小心关好,开着几个窗户以保持空气新鲜,并且锁好前门.他把每件事都做得井井有条.
One summer evening Jonathan returned home as usual at five minutes to seven precisely.When he opened the front gate he immediately noticed something strange.
一个夏夜,他照常在差5分七点准时回家,当他打开前门时,马上发觉有点奇怪.
There was a heavy footprint in the earth in one of the flower beds.
一个花床的土上有个很深的脚印.
Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman when he noticed that one of the white lace curtains in the front room downstairs was out of place.Jonathan never left anything out of place.
他正要怪送牛奶的或者邮递员的时候,他注意到楼下前屋的一个白色蕾丝窗帘错位了.他从来没有把任何东西放错位过.
He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly.
他走近前门,悄悄打开它.
He listened carefully for a few moments but could hear nothing.
他仔细听了一会儿,但什么也没听见.
The front room door was half-open.
前门半开着.
Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,wondering if he had forgotten to close it that morning.He had never forgotten before.
他仔细研究它,纳闷是不是早上自己忘了关它.他以前从未忘过.
He stepped silently across the hall to the door and looked inside the room.The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the evening sunlight.
他悄悄穿过门厅,往屋里看.一个男人的影子清晰地被夜晚的光线映在远处的墙上.
He had obviously been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return.Jonathan grabbed the door handle,slammed the door and turned the key.
很明显,从乔回来他就站在门后.乔抓住门把手,关上门,转动钥匙.
Then he calmly picked up the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.
然后他平静得拿起门厅的电话报警.
The burglar,a tall,thick-set,bearded fellow,tried to climb through a window to get out but Jonathan had expected that.
这个贼,高壮有胡子的家伙,想从一扇窗户爬出去,但乔已经预料到了.
He set about him with his umbrella,using it like a sword.Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene.Jonathan was a little annoyed that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself.
乔拿伞当剑攻击他.三分钟后,警察到达现场,乔对自己要比往常晚一点才吃晚饭有点烦,但对于整个事情来讲,他对自己感到非常满意.