上周米尔斯太太去了伦敦。
Last week Mrs. Mills went to London.
她对伦敦不太熟悉，于是迷路了。
She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.
突然，她看见一个男人站在公共汽车站旁边。
Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.
"我可以问他路，"她自言自语道。
'I can ask him the way,' she said to herself.
"打扰一下，"她说。
'Excuse me,' she said.
"请问，去国王街怎么走？"
'Can you tell me the way to King Street, please?'
那个男人愉快地微笑了。
The man smiled pleasantly.
他根本不懂英语！
He did not understand English!
他说德语。
He spoke German.
他是一名游客。
He was a tourist.
然后他把手伸进口袋，掏出了一本短语手册。
Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook.
他打开书，找到了一个短语。
He opened the book and found a phrase.
他慢慢地读出了那个短语。
He read the phrase slowly.
"对不起，"他说。
'I am sorry,' he said.
"我不会说英语。"
'I do not speak English.'