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★ It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home.
我回到家时，肯定已是凌晨两点左右了。
※ must have done 对发生完得事的一种比较肯定的判断
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.
我按响了门铃，试图唤醒我的妻子，但她睡得很熟。于是，我从花园的小棚里搬来了一个梯子，把它靠在墙边，开始向卧室的窗口爬去。
※ try to do sth 试图做某事
※ wake sb up ＝ wake up sb 叫醒某人
be awake 清醒
※ ring the doorbell 按响门铃
※ bedroom 卧室 bath room 浴室
sitting-room ＝ living-room 客厅
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.
快要爬到窗口时，下面一个人用讽刺的口吻说：“我看不必在夜里这个时候擦窗子吧。
