新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课13

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课文13  “是我，别害怕”
2 j# V: d) D& M& w. c210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
2 I- E/ j. P, o& t+ {        理查兹夫人等丈夫上班走后，把孩子送去上学，然后来到楼上自己的卧室。
211. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband.
  r9 L7 E9 U6 [# X6 j        那天上午，她兴奋得什么家务活都不想做，因为晚上她要同丈夫一起参加一个化装舞会。
212. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.
6 ?% m8 C) l# A; J; I$ w        她打算装扮成鬼的模样。头天晚上她已把化装服做好，这时她急于想试试。
213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
        尽管化装服仅由一个被单制成，却十分逼真。
" }" T0 s! a2 F, c- y' ~214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
        想看穿起来是否舒服。
* l# i5 M+ [. [2 q2 X" b. j% {216. Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
0 \: Z& ^( [2 B        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
3 f+ v# }* B/ @/ x217. She knew that it must be the baker.
4 x+ k, R3 r* G  p1 G6 y        她知道来了一定面包师。
3 m2 J4 ~% C5 c. s8 C: x218. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table.
        她曾告诉过面包师，如果她不去开门，他可直接进门，把面包放在厨房的桌上。
5 E3 a8 v& }& d4 y. |219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
; P0 Y( ^5 y0 U' Q8 k        理查兹夫人不想吓唬这个可怜人，便赶紧躲到了楼梯下的小储藏室里。
+ B1 \% R, Q  j% f5 h220. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
        她听见前门被打开，走廊里响起重重的脚步声。
8 B/ S1 F: n7 l4 f5 Q) f5 b221. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered.
        突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。
& L# S; |, c+ ^; p" X222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
4 m2 U$ t" g* P) A3 ^        理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。
: O0 Z2 U: t5 z! T# [( [223. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.
- y$ B& }: T/ e- ~        她说了声“是我，别怕！”然后想进行一番解释，但已来不及了。
224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
        那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
. Y  a6 G% n/ p; _9 Z        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。