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”
& D# i0 ~- r3 z; U210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
2 P  L8 ~3 L9 `  |9 Q4 |9 i        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.
; |* _1 O4 D9 v0 L  T; J( S        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.
2 a2 n! _0 t  B0 F; \; C% P$ h1 [8 X        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.
        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，
( ~" Q* d' f& W215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
$ K- q. o0 s, |6 ^% q        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.
6 D- E2 h0 N/ F' s/ n) l        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
+ A" c0 x1 H! _; R& h6 Z4 o217. She knew that it must be the baker.
3 k' ^% y3 l0 d        她知道来了一定面包师。
( Z. h  a8 i) g& c) }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.
        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。
  e1 t& u. G+ y219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
* E" p7 b4 q) Y0 f# E5 r: u* H0 `! _        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。
220. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
2 D9 a  O! Z3 D        她听见前门被打开，走廊里响起重重的脚步声。
% f+ j' Q# J5 B9 v- L$ m0 S; S: J221. 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。
8 Y/ v, Y1 c6 w5 V  E9 C- W+ s6 X222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
        理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。
5 S( `$ L2 v8 f' W, |" H7 X1 H  p' q223. 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。
, b1 }0 n0 y$ S* U# |) _224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
+ k0 H; u  p' E4 G% N' G        那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
- v1 ?3 d2 T% y, R5 }225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
" N7 O# I4 S) l4 z" v- O        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。