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 f! l5 a  v# p$ l+ I* T( V1 L210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
& j4 ]) U" I( F: n# L( F3 f4 [% A( J        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。
& u' w7 e: w) K& U; w211. 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.
9 i( u# W: }! D- Q/ A, {* E        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。
0 y; Q' O. H! Z213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
, Y3 ^% ~7 N& \* v        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.
# ^" s! F0 @1 ~8 K  y, t        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。
6 o3 g5 b1 k9 s& g216. 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.
' J8 X# M0 t' Z        她知道来了一定面包师。
5 W. ]% O+ l( ?4 b( b1 ~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.
% H$ i1 {% \# T3 H6 ~3 x        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。
5 _) h) Q) x) @1 i* _219. 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。
) Q0 n( Y) _! n' }% z& ?/ Q220. 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。
0 T! N' r. X7 h* N3 L221. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered.
4 d' G& m# f# U        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.
/ e3 O4 }8 y: Q4 k' l        理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。
4 }5 B  Z! P2 G  D" k7 j223. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.
. L: T$ y+ u2 z        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。
* @' g" `  e8 u7 j. U# l* a225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
: o3 `+ G& p1 C0 J& i# t. ?        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。