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.
4 _! H+ D3 w' n1 B        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.
7 T2 U  _* |$ Y6 p# t& K        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.
+ Y( u+ p/ N% T5 C1 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。
8 P/ O6 N6 w1 S/ R7 S213. 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。
" m4 k8 c$ t( z% s/ {7 n214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
) }$ c6 n9 P% L# h) C/ Q6 w! [) @        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
4 o/ c2 m) \0 g& S215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
. ~: V, o0 f9 l# [$ c        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。
217. She knew that it must be the baker.
        她知道来了一定面包师。
- H, l2 F' H% d, L218. 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.
2 T9 j0 f+ A+ _        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。
4 Q6 f5 q1 y6 N' u& t  Q219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
; `7 A4 M& j0 C. K, c1 _        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。
2 F, w8 @) _: ^* F220. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
- J- d( [# X& N% W3 e        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。
, l0 x& Z7 d: ^$ p2 A5 f0 B222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
& Z# L2 {+ Y* y( B1 R: @$ S( K        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.
- ]7 W) r7 J' N" h2 ]        她说了声“是我，别怕！”然后想进行一番解释，但已来不及了。
+ B% H( B/ N- Z$ k/ F224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
        那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
2 R$ L9 X, U  \" g3 u225. 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。