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.
+ T+ ^8 U: V, [- O0 x        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。
4 Q/ w. J" H) h5 _3 t211. 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.
        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。
3 z5 o  @8 B" n9 I' C4 M213. 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。
) p; X0 r. V+ w/ d' f. B214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
  S; B% d7 R$ Q) ?; p% P5 W1 U. Y8 N215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
) B4 D  O8 ?$ j/ s" T        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。
9 ~1 B7 q4 l# _& ]7 t2 O217. She knew that it must be the baker.
( X5 L- n' V3 L' W: b        她知道来了一定面包师。
* [7 T+ I+ o, S3 `2 t) x# q' W218. 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.
5 W, ^1 ?9 N! _# u# k9 O        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。
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。
9 j, H  G" e7 f" s7 a& n( S6 n220. 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。
222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
) h6 @; R4 `' H! w: n, I        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.
- W0 I' y1 Q+ M% g- |        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。
# s3 d- p  T) a  W' z' U225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
* e3 n) |6 c' B7 j        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。