他马上给警察打电话，警察问：“有人在你房子里吗？ ”，乔治回答不，并解释了情况。
He immediately phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and George said no and explained the situation.
在飞机上，若你的邻座是个 美国人，他会马上用名字来称呼你，并且问“那么——你在美国感觉怎么样?。
Sit next to an American on an airplane and he will immediately address you by your first name, ask "So- how do you like it in the States."
我问，当然知道他会怎样回答，但并不想马上就直截了当地问起他的确实住处。
I asked, knowing, of course, what the answer would be, but yet desirous of deferring the direct question as to where he really was.
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