Mr. Smith worked in an office.

史密斯先生在办公室工作。

He had neither a wife nor children.

他既没有妻子也没有孩子。

He lived alone in an old house.

他独自住在一所旧房子里。

He liked to do nothing but drink.

他除了喝酒什么都不喜欢。

He spent most of his money on drink.

他大部分的开销都花在了酒上。

Sometimes he was hungry because he had no money to buy food.

有时候他很饿，因为他没钱买食物。

He had to borrow some money from his colleagues.

他不得不向他的同事借钱。

One evening, he met a friend of his in the street.

一天晚上，他在街上碰到了一个朋友。

The man asked Mr. Smith to have dinner with him.

这个人邀请史密斯先生共进晚餐。

He was very happy and drank a lot in the restaurant.

他非常高兴，在餐厅喝了很多。

When they left at midnight, he could hardly stand.

当他们半夜离开酒店的时候，他几乎站不起来。

The friend had to stop a taxi and ask the driver to take Mr. Smith home.

这位朋友不得不拦下一辆出租车，让司机送史密斯先生回家。

Soon they arrived at the door of his house.

很快他们就到达了家门口。

With the help of the driver he got out of the taxi.

在司机的帮助下，他下了出租车。

“Thank you, sir,” said Mr. Smith, “Now I can open the door myself.”

“谢谢你，先生，”史密斯先生说，“现在我可以自己开门了。”

The taxi driver left, but Mr. Smith couldn’t put his key into the keyhole.

出租车司机走了，但是史密斯先生无法把钥匙放进钥匙孔里。

He was trying to do it when a policeman came.

他正一遍遍尝试的时候，警察来了。

“Can l help you?” asked the policeman.

“需要我帮忙吗？”警察问。

“Thank you, sir,” said Mr. Smith. “The house is circling. If you can stop it moving, I can open the door myself.”

“谢谢你，先生，”史密斯先生说。“房子在打转。如果你能让它停下来，我可以自己开门。”

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