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”
( {& V' s% d1 B7 _, H210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
& e6 T) q% q$ o& h; _        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.
        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。
/ k, Q0 e6 x5 S* v6 M" H* _213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
' |. r1 `9 j5 J) O7 W/ d        尽管化装服仅由一个被单制成，却十分逼真。
! B1 J( k" Q# y0 F1 p214. 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.
        想看穿起来是否舒服。
0 k% w: T: C- M& _+ V' J: E' ]216. Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
7 @; i3 }: l, K: j  k. G: P        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.
) n# T1 P+ S$ l# g        她知道来了一定面包师。
! h% r3 a0 X: k' j. {! W* p218. 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。
( ?- V. e7 B& P; {7 `219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
: M! O% u& q1 B8 j6 {        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。
" ~/ ~  T3 P6 g) H2 A* Z8 j( B8 t220. 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。
  @6 l- s- _! t7 {0 Y6 F- e221. 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。
- X  x1 W1 a9 d' Y222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
9 s* c; N6 J" M; i8 x' L        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。
) n8 R* \# |4 a6 y: _% V3 r224. 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.
" p5 \. j; i6 M* X5 f' x% m, l        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。