16 The Visitor 37
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" Papa won't be very long now," she said.
" May we talk about the lost little girl?" " I don't think I could talk much about anything else just now," the Indian gentleman answered, knitting his forehead with a tired look.
" We like her so much," said Nora.
" We call her the little un- fairy princess."
" Why?" the Indian gentleman inquired, because the fancies of the Large Family always made him forget things a little.
" It is because, though she is not exactly a fairy, she will be so rich when she is found that she will be like a princess in a fairy tale.
" Is it true," said Nora," that her papa gave all his money to a friend to put in a mine that had diamonds in it, and then the friend thought he had lost it all and ran away because he felt as if he was a robber?"
" But he wasn't really, you know," put in Janet, hastily.
中文翻译
“爸爸现在不会去太久的,”她说道。
“我们可以谈谈那个迷路的小女孩吗?” “我想我现在也谈不了太多别的事情,”那位印度绅士回答道,疲惫地皱着眉头。
“我们非常喜欢她,”诺拉说道。
我们称她为“小非仙女公主”。
“为什么?”那位印度绅士问道,因为“大家庭”的奇思妙想总是让他有点忘记事情。
是珍妮特回答的。
这是因为,虽然她并非完全是一位仙女,但当她被找到时,她会变得非常富有,以至于她将像童话故事中的公主一样。
起初我们称她为仙女公主,但这并不太合适。
“这是真的吗,”诺拉说,“她爸爸把他所有的钱都给了一个朋友,让他投进一个有钻石的矿里,然后那个朋友以为自己把钱全赔光了,就逃走了,因为他觉得自己像个强盗?”
“但他并不是真的,你知道,”珍妮特急忙插嘴道。
重点词汇
8 个knitting/ˈnɪtɪŋ/
verb皱起(眉头)
原句:knitting his forehead with a tired look
inquired/ɪnˈkwaɪəd/
verb询问
原句:the Indian gentleman inquired
fancies/ˈfænsiz/
noun奇想,幻想
原句:the fancies of the Large Family
un-fairy/ʌn-ˈfeəri/
adjective非仙女的
原句:the little un-fairy princess
suit/suːt/
verb适合
原句:it didn't quite suit
mine/maɪn/
noun矿
原句:to put in a mine that had diamonds in it
robber/ˈrɒbə/
noun强盗
原句:he felt as if he was a robber
put in/pʊt ɪn/
phrasal verb插话
原句:put in Janet, hastily
重点语法
5 个1
I don't think...
否定转移结构
原文
I don't think I could talk much about anything else just now
我想我现在不太能谈论其他事情
例句
I don't think he will come.
我认为他不会来。
2
as if
引导方式状语从句,表示“好像”
原文
he felt as if he was a robber
他感觉自己像个强盗
例句
She looks as if she has seen a ghost.
她看起来好像见了鬼似的。
3
It is because...
强调原因的表语从句结构
原文
It is because, though she is not exactly a fairy...
这是因为,虽然她并不完全是个仙女……
例句
It is because I care about you.
那是因为我在乎你。
4
May we...?
表示请求或许可的疑问句
原文
May we talk about the lost little girl?
我们可以谈谈那个迷路的小女孩吗?
例句
May I open the window?
我可以打开窗户吗?
5
won't be very long
固定表达,表示“不会太久”
原文
Papa won't be very long now
爸爸现在不会太久(就回来)
例句
The meeting won't be very long.
会议不会开很久。