《21世纪英文报》有奖征文
21世纪报语言学习栏目（Bonus）有奖调查

"He said there was nothing he was more afraid of," police in Goettingen said in a statement.

After an emergency call in the early hours, officers in the central town found the 23-year-old wearing only his boxer shorts and slippers at a phone booth near his home.

The man told police he had seen the mouse scurry across the floor while he was watching a film, and had fled immediately.

Police failed to track down the animal, but told the man it was safe to go home. He went to relatives instead.

一德国男子在客厅发现一只老鼠。为了躲避老鼠，该男子半裸着逃出家门，跑到大雪纷飞的寒冷的大街上，当局3月27日透露。

“该男子说他最怕老鼠了”，哥廷根地区警方在声明中指出。

这个德国中部城镇的警方在凌晨接到了该男子的急救电话，并在他家附近的电话亭里找到了他。当时他只穿着平角内裤和拖鞋。

该男子事后透露，当时他正在家里看电影，忽然看见一只老鼠在地板上窜过去，于是他马上逃出了家门。

警察没有在该男子家中找到老鼠的踪迹。虽然警察说他已经可以安全回家了，该男子还是去了亲戚家中。