張恒

A few months before his sixtieth birthday， George began planning his party. He called up his 30-year-old daughter for some help.

喬治在他六十歲生日的前幾個(gè)月就開(kāi)始計(jì)劃開(kāi)個(gè)派對(duì)。他給30歲的女兒打電話求助。

“Why dont you invite all your old high school buddies1？” she asked. “That could be a lot of fun.”

“你為什么不把所有高中的哥們兒都請(qǐng)來(lái)呢？”她問(wèn)道?！澳嵌嗪猛??！?/p>

“Id like to bring all my high school buddies to the party，” said George， “but I dont want to get arrested.”

“我倒是想請(qǐng)所有高中的哥們兒來(lái)參加派對(duì)。”喬治說(shuō)。“但我可不想被抓。”

His daughter laughed. “Why would you get arrested for bringing your high school buddies to your birthday party？”

他女兒笑道：“你請(qǐng)高中哥們兒參加生日派對(duì)而已，為什么會(huì)因?yàn)檫@個(gè)被逮捕??？”

“Dont you know？” asked George. “Grave robbing is a crime2.”

“難道你不知道嗎？”喬治問(wèn)道：“盜墓是犯法的。”

Notes：

1. buddy n. 伙伴，好朋友；密友

2. crime n. 罪行，犯罪