English: “The play may begin at any moment,” I said.

Chinese: 我说：戏随时都可能开始。


English: “It may have begun already,” Susan answered.

Chinese: 苏珊回答说：可能已经开始了。


English: I hurried to the ticket office.

Chinese: 我匆匆赶到售票处。


English: “May I have two tickets, please?” I asked.

Chinese: 我问：我能买两张票吗？


English: “I’m sorry, we’ve sold out,” the girl said.

Chinese: 女孩说：对不起，票已经卖完了。


English: “What a pity!” Susan exclaimed.

Chinese: 苏珊大声道：真可惜呀。


English: Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.

Chinese: 就在这时，一个男人匆匆赶到售票处。


English: “Can I return these two tickets?” he asked.

Chinese: 他问：我能退这两张票吗？


English: I went back to the ticket office at once.

Chinese: 我立刻回到售票处。


English: “Could I have those two tickets, please?” I asked.

Chinese: 我问：我可以买那两张票吗？


English: “Certainly,” the girl said, “but they’re for next Wednesday’s performance.

Chinese: 女孩说：当然可以，不过那是下周三的演出。


English: “I might as well have them,” I said sadly.

Chinese: 我沮丧地说：那我还是买下吧。


English: When was the play going to begin?

Chinese: 这出戏什么时候开始？


English: The play was going to begin at any moment.

Chinese: 这出戏随时都会开始。


English: How many tickets did the writer ask for?

Chinese: 作者要了几张票？


English: The writer asked for two tickets.

Chinese: 作者要了两张票。


English: Were the writer and Susan disappointed?

Chinese: 作者和苏珊失望吗？


English: The writer and Susan were disappointed.

Chinese: 作者和苏珊都很失望。


English: Who hurried to the ticket office?

Chinese: 谁匆匆赶到售票处？


English: A man hurried to the ticket office.

Chinese: 一个男人匆匆赶到售票处。


English: Were they for that day’s performance or another day?

Chinese: 那些票是当天的演出还是另一天的演出？


English: They were for another day’s performance.

Chinese: 那些票是另一天的演出。