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”
0 W3 g9 G9 r- o6 J! u* ]210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
, s$ r) k4 K7 M  w4 G7 u        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.
        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。
3 L, ]; S) f6 R212. 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.
3 ?5 }! E+ ~7 D% d        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。
214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
+ m% d" q1 I1 A5 W215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
1 M1 Q) ^3 n  N, y        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.
; \* m& A0 {+ d' ?        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
8 F4 L) h0 d4 q' Z1 ~217. She knew that it must be the baker.
        她知道来了一定面包师。
5 `- O) l9 Q! Q218. 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.
- L& A0 M& q. C        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。
! k" F0 n: H2 \8 h& t219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
. g- L; l$ }, l1 P+ L# j8 ^- f9 u        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。
$ U1 U1 A8 ^$ Q) ]220. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
: J5 Q/ p6 ^0 X' c9 x5 M! j        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.
- U! l/ D! X) N% N0 M        突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。
2 ^2 v1 F5 f# z% Q9 _! W/ O222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
1 J3 ?5 y; ~9 X# u) C, ~        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。
8 |2 u& Z' K* h: P- P225. 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。