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.
+ ]" i; c5 I9 ^* P2 ~2 R        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。
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.
( ^" v- f( o* v. a/ e* b4 r0 q        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。
, r; P8 ~4 {- a8 H6 R- a' ?213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
7 U2 K) C- x0 T! E        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.
" u/ b$ |, M' i' }$ R        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。
) _# F- S/ N8 e" p0 l" [) v8 \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。
2 x" N/ R/ D3 }( H! b217. She knew that it must be the baker.
! {$ h$ o* N  K7 u" J        她知道来了一定面包师。
7 C. I3 Q/ z6 H( |  O) b. E218. 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。
  ?/ e6 T- c+ w) v1 ?( K219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
- w3 i# X0 T5 U1 R3 R4 a6 Q9 L        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。
% O5 ~! [  T- Z220. 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.
        突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。
" n- s: x1 {  y+ Q: r222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
. V, x9 h" I- ]        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.
4 y# D, w/ V  K3 o$ g1 u        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.
        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。