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”
210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
5 C6 u# }# R% k" H* J  E        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。
! h( W% ]# K- a$ I' Q& n211. 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.
% T2 Y8 @! d- L        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。
2 _6 o! e8 ?9 G. `+ U- W! H212. 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.
        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。
3 k3 U% r' h& Z( P214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
6 [, |0 D  W/ V2 E5 |215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
        想看穿起来是否舒服。
6 K3 v. [  P- X/ S4 ?, P216. Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
217. She knew that it must be the baker.
+ F; v1 }& i8 R        她知道来了一定面包师。
218. 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.
5 d+ S; |. m7 w( G        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。
219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
5 a+ ~2 V' \9 r* G4 F( a/ V9 }4 ~        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。
4 m$ J, ?( B3 I* Z220. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
; o3 \# A$ M  I- a& Z        她听见前门被打开，走廊里响起重重的脚步声。
% m3 x# b+ \( R0 [) _$ h221. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered.
* X: _7 k) [* q4 E. c& s( w        突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。
222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
9 |( S7 W% C" p" x! e        理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。
223. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.
: _  B# {8 c1 }, F, C6 h        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。
! ?0 x* T7 e& v1 q' ?0 j+ J1 Y225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。