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.
$ Z* x" k/ n5 J( K        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。
% T3 Y6 r. `$ w9 T5 R3 P5 \9 _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.
        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。
9 a$ U- `6 W7 q, U; t. t/ w2 Q* E213. 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。
( W- V  T; b+ A" T214. 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.
( y; A* z2 _# k% X+ c        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.
; B4 _* D" y4 _        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
# V' Z3 }; ]6 v: j8 u# R217. She knew that it must be the baker.
8 D  Z" A. g) w9 M        她知道来了一定面包师。
4 X8 S/ C' \* J0 I218. 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。
: U( N4 }* F- c2 y8 ^; e219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
        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。
6 o6 H, o+ D" N  I* H$ M220. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
0 S6 T! Y* A( E6 q/ e; H' q4 Z: `        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.
0 N# O0 u$ t  x- t+ _" ^        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.
) {4 Q5 X( |0 H" f5 q: R        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。
) E0 O: p' H* Z: e) K. ]224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
+ P# P! M0 t7 S5 n/ [        那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
/ j2 ^, @+ n' c' H* _% d225. 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。