09 Melchisedec 04

原文内容

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英文原文
"MammaˈmæməSaraˈsɑːrə!"
Sheʃiːwaswɒzaghastəˈɡɑːstbecausebɪˈkɒztheðəatticˈætɪkwaswɒzsosəʊbarebeə(r)andænduglyˈʌɡliandændseemedsiːmdsosəʊfarfɑː(r)awayəˈweɪfromfrɒmallɔːltheðəworldwɜːld.
Herhə(r)shortʃɔːtlegsleɡzhadhədseemedsiːmdtohavehəvbeenbiːnmountingˈmaʊntɪŋhundredsˈhʌndrədzofəvstairssteəz.
Saraˈsɑːrəturnedtɜːndroundraʊndatættheðəsoundsaʊndofɒvherhɜː(r)voicevɔɪs.
Itɪtwaswəzherhɜː(r)turntɜːntobebiaghastəˈɡɑːst.
Whatwɒtwouldwʊdhappenˈhæpənnownaʊ?
IfɪfLottieˈlɒtibeganbɪˈɡæntotucrykraɪandændanyˈenionewʌnchancedtʃɑːnsttotuhearhɪə(r),theyðeɪwerewə(r)bothbəʊθlostlɒst.
Sheʃiːjumpeddʒʌmptdowndaʊnfromfrɒmherhɜː(r)tableˈteɪblandəndranræntotuːtheðəchildtʃaɪld.
"Don't/dəʊnt/cry/kraɪ/and/ænd/make/meɪk/a/ə/noise/nɔɪz/,"she/ʃiː/implored/ɪmˈplɔːd/.
"I/aɪ/shall/ʃæl/be/bi/scolded/ˈskəʊldɪd/if/ɪf/you/ju/do/du/,and/ænd/I/aɪ/have/hæv/been/biːn/scolded/ˈskəʊldɪd/all/ɔːl/day/deɪ/."
中文翻译
"妈妈萨拉!"
她感到惊骇,因为阁楼如此空荡丑陋,而且似乎与整个世界如此遥远。
她那双短腿似乎已经爬了数百级台阶。
萨拉听到她的声音转过身来。
轮到她感到震惊了。
现在会发生什么?
如果洛蒂开始哭泣,而碰巧有人听见,那她们俩就都完了。
她从桌子上跳下来,跑向那个孩子。
“别哭也别吵闹,”她恳求道。
“如果你这样做,我会挨骂的,而且我已经被骂了一整天了。”

重点词汇

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aghast/əˈɡæst/
adj.惊骇的,吓呆的
原句:She was aghast because the attic was so bare and ugly...
attic/ˈætɪk/
n.阁楼
原句:She was aghast because the attic was so bare and ugly...
mount/maʊnt/
v.登上,爬上
原句:Her short legs had seemed to have been mounting hundreds of stairs.
turn/tɜːrn/
n.(依次轮到的)机会
原句:It was her turn to be aghast.
chance/tʃæns/
v.偶然发生,碰巧
原句:If Lottie began to cry and any one chanced to hear...
lost/lɔːst/
adj.完蛋的,没救的
原句:...they were both lost.
implore/ɪmˈplɔːr/
v.恳求,哀求
原句:"Don't cry and make a noise," she implored.
scold/skoʊld/
v.责骂,训斥
原句:I shall be scolded if you do, and I have been scolded all day.

重点语法

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seem to have been doing
过去完成进行时,表示动作从过去某一时间开始,一直持续到过去另一时间,且可能对过去产生影响或留下印象。
原文
Her short legs had seemed to have been mounting hundreds of stairs.
她的短腿似乎已经爬了成百上千级楼梯。
例句
He seemed to have been waiting for a long time when I arrived.
当我到达时,他似乎已经等了很长时间。
2
It is one's turn to do sth.
固定句型,表示“轮到某人做某事了”。
原文
It was her turn to be aghast.
这次轮到她吓呆了。
例句
It's your turn to clean the room.
轮到你打扫房间了。
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If... (条件从句)
if引导的条件状语从句,表示假设。主句常用将来时或情态动词,从句用一般现在时表将来。
原文
If Lottie began to cry and any one chanced to hear, they were both lost.
如果洛蒂开始哭,又碰巧有人听见,她们俩就都完了。
例句
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.
如果明天下雨,我们就待在家里。
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chance to do
固定搭配,表示“碰巧做某事”。
原文
...and any one chanced to hear...
……又碰巧有人听见……
例句
I chanced to meet an old friend in the street yesterday.
昨天我在街上碰巧遇到一位老朋友。
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have been done
现在完成时的被动语态,表示动作发生在过去,但对现在有影响或持续到现在。
原文
...I have been scolded all day.
……我已经被骂了一整天了。
例句
The window has been broken.
窗户已经被打破了。