[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（英音）] [ti:A Fantasy] [by:更多学习内容，请到chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:12.18]Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky? [00:18.30]When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. [00:24.89]He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. [00:30.54]'What has happened?' she asked. [00:33.56]'How did your clothes get into such a mess?' [00:37.87]'A fire extinguisher my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. [00:43.35]'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.' [00:48.49]'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. [00:53.22]'And where were you at the time?' [00:57.14]'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. [01:02.19]'The fire broke out in the basement. [01:05.29]I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, [01:10.65]aimed a fire extinguisher at me. [01:13.56]He thought I was on fire. [01:16.52]I must definitely get that fellow posted.' [01:22.12]The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, [01:26.06]when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. [01:32.25]'And how can you explain that?' she asked. [01:38.29]'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. [01:41.68]'Someone fired a shot through my office window. [01:45.41]Accurate, don't you think? [01:47.96]Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. [01:51.14]If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'