When the Ambassador or Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess?'

'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?'

'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

'And how can you explain that?' she asked.

'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

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4、How did your clothes get into such a mess? ' 'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily.

"你的衣服怎么搞成這個(gè)樣子了?" "都是滅火器給弄的,親愛的,"大使冷冷地回答。

5、' University students set the Embassy on fire this morning. '

"今天早上,大學(xué)生們放火點(diǎn)著了大使館。"

語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) set…on fire放火點(diǎn)著

6、'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife.'And where were you at the time?'

"天啊,"他的夫人驚呼道,"那你當(dāng)時(shí)在什么地方?"