1995年高考英语全国卷 - 阅读理解B

Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Oh, no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office, a boss who shouts at me all the time.”
弗兰克·史密森醒来，俯身去关掉闹钟。“哦，不！”他心想，“又是老板在那间办公室里冲我大喊大叫的一天。”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds. ”
弗兰克下楼时，看见了门边的一只棕色大信封。当他打开里面的信并阅读时，欣喜若狂，“比格伍兹足球赌博公司祝贺你，你赢得了50万英镑。”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.
弗兰克突然清醒了过来，他大叫一声，香烟从他嘴里掉了下来，大街上都可以听见他的声音。

At 11: 30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake.” replied Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”
11点30分，弗兰克来到了公司。“请解释一下你迟到的原因，”他的老板问。“走开，”弗兰克回答，“我刚赚了一点钱，所以这是再见。你另找个人大喊大叫吧！”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson, ”one of them said, “We are from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”
那天晚上，弗兰克正抽着一支非常昂贵的哈瓦那雪茄，突然听到了敲门声。他冲到门口，外面有两个男人，穿着整洁的灰色西装。“史密斯先生，”其中一人说，“我们来自比格伍兹足球赌博公司，可能犯了个大错……”