在Robbie和Alexandra準備出門的時候，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碼打過去，發(fā)現(xiàn)那個電話已經(jīng)停機了。

    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.

    「語言點精講」

    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"turn out the lights". or else： 要不然，否則。相當于"if not"，用來說明后果。

    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常有這種含義。

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

    要是他們回來看見燈還亮著……

    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.聽起來像是有只狗在叫。

    sound like： 聲音好像很熟悉，聽起來像是……

    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。安慰小孩或動物時的常用語。

    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。這一時態(tài)表示發(fā)生過或直到現(xiàn)在還在進行的事，側(cè)重與現(xiàn)在的關(guān)系。

    springer spaniel： 史賓格犬，一種長毛垂耳獵狗

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

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