新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课13

ltlong52010

课文13  “是我，别害怕”
) {- p  N4 N' R2 Q" \210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
        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。
3 r. k6 g7 X6 ^# G6 \: ?1 S211. 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.
: V  Y4 W% p$ _        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。
5 \5 w* r7 x+ U9 y/ ]3 `- h' I212. 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.
1 W  L, g& t" o9 P3 \        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。
, @' u, x& q) y7 N0 o" G' l  {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。
' U; l) `  O0 A: w214. 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.
" B0 y0 Y6 S1 h/ c        想看穿起来是否舒服。
; L4 ]/ \' i9 h4 G/ n* j216. 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.
2 C7 i! ?1 o! K* o1 ^  X# g2 m        她知道来了一定面包师。
; ~) N" j4 M; A" a( B, C218. 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。
0 v3 L! l6 `, E) v  `$ A! r0 G9 O219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
2 r4 L* g$ C6 l: u0 G        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.
! M8 \4 x7 K- ^9 E5 p        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。
222. 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。
$ j0 S' O. S* s. ]) E: N9 t4 f223. 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。
# o- j0 u! z, D3 C& b224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
" G( A6 q3 [7 @$ G( J        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.
        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。