08 In the Attic 13
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" If she would rather not talk to me," Sara thought," I will keep out of her way.
" What are you crying for, Ermengarde?" she asked.
" I'm not crying," answered Ermengarde, in a muffled, unsteady voice.
" You are," said Jessie.
" A great big tear just rolled down the bridge of your nose and dropped off at the end of it.
中文翻译
“如果她宁愿不和我说话,”萨拉想,“我会避开她的路。”
明钦小姐让那件事变得足够容易。"
明钦小姐把事情安排得如此轻松,以至于最后他们几乎完全见不到对方了。
那时,人们注意到厄门加德比以前更笨了,而且她看起来无精打采、闷闷不乐。
她过去常常坐在窗边的座位上,蜷缩成一团,一言不发地凝视着窗外。
有一次,路过的杰西停下来好奇地看着她。
"你哭什么呀,厄门加德?"她问道。
“我没有哭,”埃尔门加德用低沉而不稳定的声音回答道。
"你是,"杰西说。
一颗硕大的泪珠刚刚从你的鼻梁上滚落,在鼻尖处滴了下来。
重点词汇
8 个scarcely/ˈskersli/
adv.几乎不
原句:Miss Minchin made it so easy that at last they scarcely saw each other at all.
listless/ˈlɪstləs/
adj.无精打采的
原句:at that time it was noticed that Ermengarde... looked listless and unhappy.
huddled/ˈhʌdld/
adj.蜷缩的
原句:She used to sit in the window-seat, huddled in a heap...
muffled/ˈmʌfld/
adj.(声音)低沉的,模糊的
原句:"I'm not crying," answered Ermengarde, in a muffled, unsteady voice.
unsteady/ʌnˈstedi/
adj.不稳定的,颤抖的
原句:"I'm not crying," answered Ermengarde, in a muffled, unsteady voice.
heap/hiːp/
n.一堆
原句:She used to sit in the window-seat, huddled in a heap...
curiously/ˈkjʊriəsli/
adv.好奇地
原句:Once Jessie, who was passing, stopped to look at her curiously.
roll/roʊl/
v.滚动
原句:A great big tear just rolled down the bridge of your nose...
重点语法
5 个1
would rather (not) do sth.
情态动词短语
原文
"If she would rather not talk to me," Sara thought...
"如果她宁愿不跟我说话,"莎拉想...
例句
I would rather stay at home tonight.
我今晚宁愿待在家里。
2
keep out of one's way
动词短语
原文
"...I will keep out of her way."
"...我会避开她。"
例句
He's in a bad mood, so I'll keep out of his way.
他心情不好,所以我会避开他。
3
make it + adj. + that从句
使役动词结构
原文
Miss Minchin made it so easy that at last they scarcely saw each other at all.
明钦小姐让这件事变得如此容易,以至于最后她们几乎完全见不到对方了。
例句
The clear instructions made it possible that everyone finished the task.
清晰的说明让每个人都完成任务成为可能。
4
used to do sth.
固定搭配
原文
She used to sit in the window-seat...
她过去常常坐在窗边的座位上...
例句
I used to play the piano when I was young.
我年轻时常弹钢琴。
5
stop to do sth.
动词搭配
原文
...Jessie, who was passing, stopped to look at her curiously.
...路过的杰西停下来好奇地看着她。
例句
He stopped to answer the phone.
他停下来去接电话。