The next evening the man upstairs came home from work late as usual.
第二天晚上,楼上人和平时一样很晚才下班回家。
He was feeling very tired.
他感到很累。
He took off the first shoe and threw it on the floor.
他脱下第一只鞋子,把它丢在地板上。
Then he remembered his comrade downstairs.
然后他想起楼下的同志。
So he took off the second shoe and put it under his bed very quietly.
他脱下第二只鞋子,轻轻地放在床下边。
He had his supper, listened to the radio, read a newspaper and then went to bed.
他吃晚餐,听收音机,读报纸,然后睡觉。
He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.
他刚要入睡,就有人很响地敲门。
He opened it and saw the man from downstairs.
他打开门,看见楼下人。
Please! said the man from downstairs.
“劳驾!”楼下人说。
Please drop the other shoe!
请丢下另一只鞋吧!
I was waiting for the sound of the other shoe!
我一直在等待另一只鞋落地的响声!
I can’t get to sleep!
我睡不着!
What are you doing, Li Lei?
李垒,你在做什么?
I am trying to draw a horse.
我在试着画一匹马。
It’s quite a nice horse! But please don’t play with my chalk.
这匹马相当好看!但请不要玩我的粉笔。
Sorry! I won’t do it again.
对不起!我不会再这样了。
THE MAN UPSTAIRS
住在楼上的人
A man lived in a tall building in the city of Moscow. He liked living there.
有一个人住在莫斯科城的高楼里。 他喜欢住那儿。
It was usually very quiet, and he could see the park from his window.
那儿通常很安静,从他的窗户他可以看见公园。
There was only one problem: the man upstairs.
住在楼上的人。
Every night, the man upstairs came back late.
每天晚上,楼上人回来很晚。
He always took off his shoes and threw them on the floor.
他总是脱下鞋子,把它们丢在地板上。
At this time, the man downstairs was trying to sleep.
这时楼下人正试图入睡。
But every night he heard the noise upstairs.
但每天晚上他都听到楼上的声音。
Bang! One shoe. Bang! The other shoe. It was too bad.
砰!一只鞋子。砰!另一只鞋子。这真是太糟了。
He found it very difficult to get to sleep and he was rather angry with the man upstairs.
他觉得这样很难入睡, 他对楼上的人相当生气。
One day, the man downstairs went to talk to the man. He went upstairs and knocked the door.
一天,楼下人去找楼上人谈谈。 他上楼敲门。
The man opened it.
楼上人打开门。
With a smile the man from downstairs said: I’m sorry to trouble you, comrade.
“对不起,打扰你了,同志。”
What is it? asked the man.
“什么事?”楼上人问。
Well, every time you get back at night, you drop your shoes on the floor.
唔,每一次晚上回来时,你都把鞋子丢在地板上。
It happens every night. The noise wakes me up. Would you please not do this?
每晚都这样。这声音总吵醒我!请你别这样,好吗?
I’m very sorry, comrade, said the man. I won’t do it again.
“很对不起,同志,”楼上人说,“我不会再这么做了。”
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