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”
5 |9 d9 y) B3 m- f' ?& m7 O( H210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
# w# d3 b9 {3 |        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.
$ x1 i3 j$ Z# ]3 f  e( c, U        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。
213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
7 h3 z7 w9 _  L        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.
  N3 l8 E% B* u  T  |+ ^- o& Z' G        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
1 S7 f8 {$ l/ ^4 {2 b) y, a+ L215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
        想看穿起来是否舒服。
* u% u* p0 N; l216. 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.
5 M0 L, x  w9 h9 j& l: s. F( h' R- E        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.
6 J; [6 V  _, w        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。
( b$ Q$ g2 S; k# |8 K: h* K219. 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。
; [5 k& c6 q7 H4 C# Q220. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
3 S" s; u: R$ A+ u: e; l, ?  v        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.
- }' b3 _" V) p  v- F        突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。
1 R% X9 W& x* d0 ~222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
8 U, c7 Q+ z1 H' 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。
& O7 K9 ?: n* h0 \224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
% G- ?1 h: [; m0 g        那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
. D5 r: I" z3 n0 I; g225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
8 v2 i) F$ g  p% e# k# q        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。