English: After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag.

Chinese: 在村里的小酒馆吃完午饭后，我去找我的包。


English: I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn’t there!

Chinese: 我把它放在门旁的一把椅子上，现在它不见了！


English: As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.

Chinese: 当我正在找它是，酒馆老板进来了。


English: “Did you have a good meal?” he asked.

Chinese: 他问我吃得好吗？


English: “Yes, thank you,” I answered,

Chinese: 我回答说：很好，谢谢。


English: “but I can’t pay the bill. I haven’t got my bag.”

Chinese: 但是我付不了账，我的包没了。


English: The landlord smiled and immediately went out.

Chinese: 酒馆老板笑了笑，立刻走了出去。


English: In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.

Chinese: 几分钟后，他拿着我的包回来了，把它还给了我。


English: “I’m very sorry,” he said. “My dog had taken it into the garden.

Chinese: 他说，‘我很抱歉，我的狗把它弄到了花园里。’


English: Did the writer have lunch at a village pub?

Chinese: 作者在村里的酒馆吃午饭了吗？


English: The writer had lunch at a village pub.

Chinese: 作者在村里的酒馆吃了午饭。


English: Could she find her bag after the meal?

Chinese: 她吃完饭后能找到她的包吗？


English: She could not find her bag after the meal.

Chinese: 她吃完饭后没能找到她的包。


English: The landlord found the bag for her.

Chinese: 酒馆老板帮她找到了包。


English: The dog had taken it into the garden.

Chinese: 狗把它带到了花园里。