Miss Gray lived alone in an apartment house.
格雷太太单独住在公寓的房子里。
She was old and did not like noise at all.
她年岁大了，一点也不喜欢喧嚷。
One day a young man moved into the room above her.
一天，一个年轻人搬到了她楼上的房间。
He looks quiet, Miss Gray thought.
他看上去很安静，格雷太太想。
However, at three o’clock the next morning, Miss Gray was woken up by the barking of a dog.
但是，第二天清晨3点钟，格雷太太被狗叫声惊醒。
She thought, I’ve never heard a dog here before.
她想，我之前历来没在这儿听到过狗叫声。
It must belong to the new man in the room above me.
肯定是我楼上新搬来的那个男人的狗。
So she telephoned the young man, said some nasty things to him about the dog, and then hung up the telephone before he could answer.
所以她打电话给那个年轻人，对他说了一些关于狗的一些不好听的话，然后在他还没来得及答复之前就挂断了电话。
At three o’clock the next morning, Miss Gray’s telephone rang.
在第二天清晨三点，格雷太太的电话响了。
When she answered, the young man said, “I’m the man upstairs. I’ve called to tell you that I haven’t got a dog.”
当她接起电话，那个年轻人说，“我是楼上的那个人。我给你打电话是为了告知你我没有狗。”
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