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.
8 z! a! q& ]6 y3 D: F' D        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。
) C: _' ]3 u$ B, {) s6 i6 C2 M2 s, Q; h211. 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.
# @" X9 t  u4 ~# K/ A        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 P# p+ r- p) d1 x213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
8 }4 |' Y6 X  R: E- }5 I5 C/ Z        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，
8 O/ x- ?  s" w1 f215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
& B/ b% ?' }7 H: W0 Z+ F, u        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.
  D) R. L2 J9 M1 a: k        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.
! v, N+ ]+ R/ ^7 E9 J3 I        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。
3 T( t' ^; x6 T9 F' Q& o# k219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
9 p/ b- m) ]& d( b4 U9 ?9 h        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。
( h. `6 f3 c' A, q& g3 P, s220. 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。
0 v% o* `2 `3 I0 {: Y6 |- b0 ?222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
- X2 C2 e- |0 \3 V3 S/ A) }        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.
8 Q% P7 {+ N( K" }        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.
5 V& }9 m+ N- ?) c        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.
% `. j. R  s) f( \$ m9 y        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。