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.
- ^; `# n: F+ y) z+ R        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。
6 F* `# \4 Y# o& j; }: `7 |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.
: F2 J8 ~5 T& U        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。
' b  h' k1 G5 Y8 v1 s# ?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 D0 K) T6 P; W# V, H& h) Z        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。
# Y+ c5 t% ~7 p+ T213. 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。
$ H: {& O5 i6 I* B4 A5 J214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
: M! v8 Y" c9 ~4 @# x5 R! N! [( Z! K        理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，
: w3 ?9 r7 f4 f; y215. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
8 s6 q- F  A: x8 U9 ^        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.
1 }0 x6 P1 W8 _: Z        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
* ~7 ?% L5 T0 W& f+ }217. She knew that it must be the baker.
        她知道来了一定面包师。
1 Z/ ^3 n" B( X7 p9 M4 V4 H. 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.
        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。
' `. a, ?3 l8 K9 K4 R219. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
7 p4 {( Y; Q+ `+ V  k; q7 F        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.
        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。
/ }, W; S+ S  [6 k! I222. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
' D1 b0 [8 V0 Z        理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。
$ M+ A+ Z$ Z3 s) N223. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.
  q; ?% U8 d" x+ {8 w. s& J        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.
        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。