58 A spot of bother

The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived.

老妇人回到了她居住的公寓楼,心里很高兴。

Her shopping had tired her and her basket had grown heavier with every step of the way home.

去商店买东西把她搞得筋疲力尽;在回家的路上，她每走一步，就感到手里的篮子又重了一点。

In the lift her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest;

她乘上电梯后，只想着午餐和好好休息一下。

but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open.

但她到了自己的楼层走出电梯后,就把这两件事忘了个干净,因为她突然发现她家的大门开着。

She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence,

她心想明天上午一定要好好训斥那个干家务的帮手,她竟如此疏忽大意。

when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the home help had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks.

但突然她记起来了,帮手是在她出去买东西之前走的,她还记得曾用了两把钥匙把大门锁上了。