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”
! G# X& i& }' Q2 |1 I9 N8 s210. 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。
8 }0 U& l) k0 S. E211. 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.
1 W# C7 j1 p2 L        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。
4 z+ r' Y1 b2 e1 ^, x# d212. 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。
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。
' ?  I, ]+ O. d214. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
" f( W. L: w/ J, n        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.
* s( j5 ~/ N* ]        想看穿起来是否舒服。
: A: |4 }" c. N0 T216. Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
; t7 ]  N4 O1 \; H  v! p2 G6 k2 U        理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。
& |6 H' q4 [) w. B( X+ X217. She knew that it must be the baker.
        她知道来了一定面包师。
; R4 z2 ^5 ]& X0 r/ x4 r$ S218. 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.
$ Q+ K6 D; ?/ P: ]8 |        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。
4 B! I1 l( t& t! _2 J& p220. 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。
6 Z) N$ a- O1 S  [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.
& @$ x# n  y) a* \: _+ K        理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。
' \* S7 S" ?8 T9 b2 Y) @$ }) \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.
7 |) E- I4 d5 D9 p4 f# x1 g        那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
6 o4 I" l6 |7 `% E( o9 x225. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
' ^& }, Y# g, G% d        理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。