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”
) d6 z2 K5 a+ f! i0 c210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
  Y) u% F$ u% p7 J% J) m; ^        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。
7 M# Q1 G$ F% n2 _2 I% `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.
        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.
5 P- e. n1 ^7 i, t7 j0 {* f) N        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。
! r5 t( Y, l4 e) u8 I% e213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
* y+ \# Q! h0 ^7 ?        尽管化装服仅由一个被单制成，却十分逼真。
7 @0 `0 v, p2 _8 P214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
; X% q4 l! n! K( K+ g* C/ }: h6 i215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
        想看穿起来是否舒服。
  C. [# S, _, @0 D- g216. Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
. ]: R4 _2 I6 j' P8 O/ y- ?$ S        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.
" m* R1 R/ f. S  m+ ]        她知道来了一定面包师。
/ x6 z/ y' E: h6 ?2 |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.
        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。
" T. g- q5 m# J' f- ^% n1 r1 d219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
( i$ u5 W/ w" C/ m; n* e        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。
220. 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。
221. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered.
+ G# J& e+ b! f. @- n) ~$ o        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.
2 ^- h, 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.
        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。
2 e: [7 p- O3 `1 [( h" H( d1 \' L+ b% m225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
6 d8 s! y3 f! u0 `0 Q9 L# H        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。