第四篇: 在酒吧 In the Bar

In England, if you are under the age of eighteen, you’re not allowed to drink in a public bar.

在英格兰（England），年龄在18岁以下（under the age of eighteen）的人不允许（be not allowed to do）到公众（public）酒吧里喝酒（drink）。

Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house, but he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young. Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.

汤普森先生过去经常（used to）到他家附近（near）的一个酒吧喝酒，但他从不带（take）他的儿子（son）汤姆，因为（because）他还太小（too young）。当汤姆过18岁生日（birthday）时，他第一次（for the first time）带儿子去了他经常去的酒吧（his usual bar）。

“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar.”

“可是，爸爸，”汤姆说，“我只（only）看见那儿有一盏灯呀！”

They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a lesson, You must always be careful not to drink too much. And how do you know when you’ve had enough? Well, I’ll tell you. Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to have become four, you’ve had enough and should go home.”

喝了半个小时（half an hour）后，汤普森对儿子说道，“汤姆，现在我给你上一课（teach you a lesson）。你必须（must）要小心（be careful）决不要喝太多。那怎样才能知道你是否已经喝够了（enough）呢？听着，我告诉你。你看见（see）酒吧尽头的（at the end of）那两盏灯（light）了吗？当它们看起来（seem）已经变成（become）四盏的时候，你就喝足了，应该（should）回家（go home）了。”