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”
9 n6 r2 I/ E+ Z8 U! i& T210. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
/ {/ O3 ?  w+ @! p2 ?' f$ J: C        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 C* j. l2 }8 J- `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.
- V- y. k) R% G        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.
8 i$ N3 f5 @' x: O$ J        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。
+ D2 c! ]% z: m& Q213. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
# E# L0 }7 Z8 _        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，
215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
; V7 q7 e6 p; M1 m$ `- x$ X        想看穿起来是否舒服。
2 i4 W5 _% |( Z( k216. Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
5 L  x5 y5 h9 c. ]9 c, u        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
2 I0 Q+ F$ @! L217. She knew that it must be the baker.
' h( ~0 [, k0 L" y+ H8 Z        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.
# K0 h0 X/ X: q$ B; 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。
& V/ }# M  H/ j' H7 |9 a219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
" D$ W% [, W3 a- X) ?        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.
9 s9 j: D' t8 o$ S4 |& D        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.
3 T+ [" C/ q7 V: f" V        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。
224. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
        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.
* A3 R! k" S8 A        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。