英语翻译

一

WhentheideaofgoingtoBeirutfirstcametomymindin2001.Ithoughtsomethingwasgoingwithme.IhadalwaysthoughtBeirutwasawar-tornplacewithrudeandhungrypeoplerunningallover.ButIwaswrong.

TheairportinBeirutwasjustlikeanyairportyoucouldfindinCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Everythingwascleanandnew.Thepeopletherewereveryhelpfulandverykind.

ThestreetsofBeirutwerenotwhatIhadexpected.Ithoughtitwouldbeaterribleplacewithbrokenbuildingsandthingsofthatkind.InsteadIsawabeautifulcitywithtallbuildingsandbusystreetsfilledwithlaughingpeoplewhowereveryfriendlyandunderstandingofmyforeignways.

Ithoughtthattheirwayoflifewouldbedifferent,theirclothesandtheirfood.Iwasrightaboutonething----theirfoodwasdifferentbutitwasamazing.However,theyhavedifferentkindsofwesternfoodsandwesternrestaurants.Theirclothingisexactlythesame.Theirlanguagesisbeautifulandtheyliveahappylife.EnglishandFrencharewidelyspoken.IhavevisitedBeirutfourtimesafterthatandIplantogothereagain.

二

Everybodyhasoneofthosedayswheneverythinggoeswrong.ThisiswhathappenedtoHarry.

Hegotuponemorningverylatebecausehehadforgottentowinduphisalarmclock（闹钟）.Hetriedtoshave（刮脸）quicklyandcuthimself.Whenhegotdressedhegotbloodalloverhiscleanshirt,sohehadtofindanotherone.Theonlyothershirtthatwascleanneededironing（熨）,soheironedit.Whilehewasironingit,therewasaknockatthedoor.Itwasthemantoreadtheelectricitymeter（表）.Heshowedhimwherethemeterwas,saidgood-byeandfoundthattheironhadburntaholeinhisshirt.Sohehadtoweartheonewiththebloodonitafterall.Bythistimeitwasverylate,sohedecidedhecouldn’tgotoworkbybus.Hetelephonedforataxitotakehimtowork.ThetaxiarrivedandHarrygotinandbegantoreadthenewspaper.

Inanotherpartofthetown,amanhadkilledawomanwithaknifeandwasseentorunawayinataxi.WhenHarry’staxistoppedoutsidehisoffice,apolicemanhappenedtobestandingthere.HesawthebloodonHarry’sshirt,andtookhimtothepolicestation.Hewaskepttill3o’clockintheafternoonbeforethepoliceweresurethathewasnotthemantheywanted