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A few months before his sixtieth birthday， George began planning his party. He called up his 30-year-old daughter for some help.
乔治在他六十岁生日的前几个月就开始计划开个派对。他给30岁的女儿打电话求助。
“Why don’t you invite all your old high school buddies1？” she asked. “That could be a lot of fun.”
“你为什么不把所有高中的哥们儿都请来呢？”她问道。“那多好玩。”
“I’d like to bring all my high school buddies to the party，” said George， “but I don’t want to get arrested.”
“我倒是想请所有高中的哥们儿来参加派对。”乔治说。“但我可不想被抓。”
His daughter laughed. “Why would you get arrested for bringing your high school buddies to your birthday party？”
他女兒笑道：“你请高中哥们儿参加生日派对而已，为什么会因为这个被逮捕啊？”
“Don’t you know？” asked George. “Grave robbing is a crime2.”
“难道你不知道吗？”乔治问道：“盗墓是犯法的。”
Notes：
1. buddy n. 伙伴，好朋友；密友
2. crime n. 罪行，犯罪
乔治在他六十岁生日的前几个月就开始计划开个派对。他给30岁的女儿打电话求助。
“Why don’t you invite all your old high school buddies1？” she asked. “That could be a lot of fun.”
“你为什么不把所有高中的哥们儿都请来呢？”她问道。“那多好玩。”
“I’d like to bring all my high school buddies to the party，” said George， “but I don’t want to get arrested.”
“我倒是想请所有高中的哥们儿来参加派对。”乔治说。“但我可不想被抓。”
His daughter laughed. “Why would you get arrested for bringing your high school buddies to your birthday party？”
他女兒笑道：“你请高中哥们儿参加生日派对而已，为什么会因为这个被逮捕啊？”
“Don’t you know？” asked George. “Grave robbing is a crime2.”
“难道你不知道吗？”乔治问道：“盗墓是犯法的。”
Notes：
1. buddy n. 伙伴，好朋友；密友
2. crime n. 罪行，犯罪