我回到家时，一定是凌晨两点左右。
It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home.
我试着按门铃来叫醒妻子，但她睡得很沉，所以我从花园里的工具棚取了一把梯子，靠在墙上，开始向卧室窗户爬去。
I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
我快爬到窗口时，下面传来一个讽刺的声音说："我不认为窗户在这个时间需要擦。"
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
我向下看，当我看到一个警察时，差点从梯子上摔下来。
I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.
我立刻后悔自己那样回答，但我还是说了："我喜欢在晚上擦窗户。"
I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'
"我也是，"警察用同样的语气回答道。
'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone.
"打扰您了，请原谅。我不喜欢打扰一个正在忙碌的人，但您介意跟我去趟派出所吗？"
'Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'
"嗯，我宁愿待在这里，"我说。
'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said.
"您看，我忘带钥匙了。"
'You see, I've forgotten my key.'
"您的什么？"他大声问道。
'Your what?' he called.
"我的钥匙，"我喊道。
'My key,' I shouted.
幸运的是，喊叫声吵醒了我的妻子，她打开了窗户，而此时警察已经开始向我爬来了。
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.