15 The Magic 20
原文内容
10 句英文原文
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中文翻译
"那会是什么呢？" 厄门加德说。
“这会不会是——强盗？”
“不，”萨拉愉快地开口说道。
“这里没什么可偷的——”
她话说到一半突然停住了。
他们俩都听到了那个让她停下来的声音。
那不是从石板屋顶传来的，而是从下面的楼梯传来的，那是明钦小姐愤怒的声音。
萨拉从床上跳下来，吹灭了蜡烛。
“她在责骂贝基，”她站在黑暗中低声说道。
她正在把她弄哭。
重点词汇
10 个Ermengarde/ˈɜːrmənɡɑːrd/
n.埃芒加德（人名）
原句："What could it be?" said Ermengarde.
cheerfully/ˈtʃɪrfəli/
adv.愉快地，高兴地
原句："No," Sara began cheerfully.
broke off/brəʊk ɒf/
v. phr.突然停止，中断
原句：She broke off in the middle of her words.
checked/tʃekt/
v.制止，阻止
原句：They both heard the sound that checked her.
slates/sleɪts/
n.石板瓦（屋顶）
原句：It was not on the slates, but on the stairs below...
sprang/spræŋ/
v.跳，跃（spring的过去式）
原句：Sara sprang off the bed, and put out the candle.
put out/pʊt aʊt/
v. phr.熄灭（灯、火）
原句：Sara sprang off the bed, and put out the candle.
scolding/ˈskəʊldɪŋ/
v.责骂，训斥（scold的现在分词）
原句："She is scolding Becky," she whispered...
whispered/ˈwɪspəd/
v.低语，小声说（whisper的过去式）
原句："She is scolding Becky," she whispered, as she stood in the darkness.
making her cry/ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɜːr kraɪ/
v. phr.使她哭泣
原句："She is making her cry."
重点语法
5 个1
Could it be...?
表示推测的疑问句结构
原文
"Could it be--robbers?"
"会不会是——强盗？"
例句
Could it be that he forgot?
会不会是他忘了？
2
broke off
动词短语，意为“突然中断（说话或行动）”
原文
She broke off in the middle of her words.
她话说到一半突然停住了。
例句
He broke off his speech when the alarm sounded.
警报响起时，他中断了演讲。
3
put out
动词短语，意为“熄灭（火、光）”
原文
...and put out the candle.
...并熄灭了蜡烛。
例句
Please put out the fire before leaving.
离开前请把火熄灭。
4
making her cry
“make + sb. + do”结构，表示“使某人做某事”
原文
"She is making her cry."
"她正在把她弄哭。"
例句
The sad movie made me cry.
那部悲伤的电影让我哭了。
5
It was not... but...
“不是...而是...”的强调对比结构
原文
It was not on the slates, but on the stairs below...
声音不是来自石板瓦，而是来自下面的楼梯...
例句
It was not me, but my brother who broke the window.
不是我，而是我弟弟打碎了窗户。