VOA慢速英语:The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe

known for 因...而闻名
例句：The place is known for its dairy produce. 
这地方因生产乳品而出名。 

3. Mister Germont, the head of the Paris police force, came into the room.

come into 进入
例句：Give my love to Randolph should he come into your sphere. 
倘若伦道夫进入你的地区，请转达我对他的慰问

4. But I thought you would like to hear about it, because it is so strange.

hear about 听说，获悉
例句：I was sorry to hear about your illness. 
听说你病了，我很难过。 

5. "My men and I have worked on this case for three months," Germont said.

work on 从事
例句：I've been in China to work on the new project. 
我一直在中国搞一个新项目。

6. my men and I have spent every evening looking for the letter in his apartment. 

look for 寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子

7.  I am perfectly willing to  advice."

pay for 因...受到惩罚;为...付出代价
例句：He received triple pay for his extra work. 
他因超额工作得到三倍的报酬。 

8. His eyes seemed to jump out of his head. 

jump out of 跳出
例句：As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. 
闹钟一响，我立刻跳下床， 

9. Then he put it in his pocket and ran out of the room without saying a word.

ran out of 从...跑出
例句：The fire alarm rang and everyone ran out of the building. 
火警的钟声响了，人人都从楼里跑了出来。 

10. The glasses permitted me to look around the apartment while I seemed only to be talking to him.

look around 四处看
例句：Feel free to look around. 
请随意到处看看。 

11. I paid special attention to a large desk where there were a lot of papers and books.

pay attention to 注意，理会
例句：In doing our work, we must pay attention to ways and means. 
做工作应注意方式方法。

12. The trouble in the street was caused by a man who had almost been run over by a horse and carriage.

run over  辗过,在..上驶过
例句：I feel as if I had been run over by a ten-ton truck. 
我觉得好象有辆10吨重的卡车在我身上辗过