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”
. {* Q8 T- y3 N2 ]7 u9 U- ]" u* ]: o, F210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
$ a/ F0 u' E  t+ c- R1 E5 D. X        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。
) G7 e) N4 m5 t1 G# ~# [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.
6 z. }3 A( H% |8 F1 W+ O% I        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。
% G4 \) A! H7 n9 _) s& k212. 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。
1 K/ L. ^( }( k) z, u! p% w; N0 [( A213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
1 @4 H, d9 N8 Q9 ~1 ^        尽管化装服仅由一个被单制成，却十分逼真。
! Z4 r  S/ `" t' X# M! @. p4 d) b214. 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.
+ v: V  E3 Y! Y. j        想看穿起来是否舒服。
216. 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.
; W! e$ l) d  \; a        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.
        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。
( U5 |0 }" f1 e# O2 p* O4 p219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
% I$ G: y# j# x( P        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.
" ]/ n+ P* m+ v' v( w/ A( r        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.
* z2 K! S9 K# c+ r- u7 e! K        突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。
% M2 G7 r' f4 R2 @- m0 b6 d222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
0 P" e  v5 c8 `& z! h- K6 b2 v3 W3 @        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.
9 S( l+ }" }' Q/ z- `$ k        她说了声“是我，别怕！”然后想进行一番解释，但已来不及了。
* L4 ^7 o- P" z+ q; b0 {224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
        那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
7 T! ^' c% z2 r3 _0 {' }6 ?( E225. 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。