妙语短篇A1之8、A sad story.doc

8. A sad story Jim met two friends in the street. Come back to my apartment for a meal, he said You can see the whole of the city from my bedroom window. His two friends agreed and they went back with Jin to the aparment building where he lived on the 40th floor. When they arrived, however, the elevator(电梯) was out of order. lm sorry,” Jim said, Well have to walk . But its forty floors! they said. Well talk as we climb, Jim said, You can tell me the mewjokes youve heard and when we get to my apartment lll tell you a story. His friends agreed and they started to climb the forty flights of stairs .At last they reached the top floor and were standing outside the door of Jims apartment. Now tell us a good story. his friends said. Jim looked at them sadly and said Once upon a time there was a man who met two friends. He invide them to his apatment on the fortieth floor. The elevator wasnt working and they had to climb forty flights of stairs. When they reached the fortieth floor he put his hand in his pocket for the key to the door of his apartment .lt wasnt there. Then he remembered where is was. lt was in his car 8.一个悲伤的故事 吉姆在街上遇见了两个朋友。“来我的公寓吃顿饭吧，”他说道，“你们可以从我卧室的窗户看见整个城市。” 他的两个朋友同意并和吉姆一起来到了他所居住的在40层的公寓。 当他们到达时，电梯竟然发生了故障。 “我感到很抱歉，”吉姆说，“我们得爬楼梯。” “但是有四十层楼！”他的朋友们说。 “我们边走边聊，”吉姆说，“你们可以和我讲讲你们听过的笑话，等到了我的公寓，我再给你们讲一个故事。”他的朋友们同意了并开始爬四十层楼。最后他们爬到了最高层，正站在吉姆的公寓门口。 “现在和我们说说那个故事吧。”他的朋友们说道。 吉姆悲伤地看着他们说道：“从前有一个男人，他在街上遇见了两个朋友，他邀请他们到自己在四十层的公寓做客。当他们到达四十层后，那个男人将他的手伸进口袋准备那公寓的钥匙。却发现，钥匙不在那儿。然后他想起他的钥匙在哪儿了。在他的车上。”