07 The Diamond Mines Again 29
原文内容
10 句英文原文
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中文翻译
“我-我现在必须去告诉她吗？” “就现在！” 是那严厉的回答。
别像只鹅一样呆坐着。
“走！”可怜的阿米莉亚小姐已经习惯被称为傻瓜了。
事实上，她知道自己相当愚蠢，而且许多令人不快的事情都留给了蠢人去做。
走进一间满是兴高采烈的孩子的房间中间，告诉宴会的主人她突然变成了一个小乞丐，必须上楼穿上一件对她来说太小的旧黑色连衣裙，这是一件有些尴尬的事情。
但这件事必须完成。
这显然不是提问的时候。
她用手帕揉眼睛，直到眼睛看起来相当红。
之后她站起身来，走出房间，不敢再说一句话。
当她的姐姐像刚才那样看着并说话时，最明智的做法就是毫无异议地服从命令。
重点词汇
10 个fierce/fɪrs/
adj.凶猛的，激烈的
原句："This moment!" was the fierce answer.
accustomed/əˈkʌstəmd/
adj.习惯的
原句：Poor Miss Amelia was accustomed to being called a goose.
goose/ɡuːs/
n.鹅；傻瓜
原句：Don't sit staring like a goose.
disagreeable/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbl/
adj.令人不快的，讨厌的
原句：it was left to geese to do a great many disagreeable things.
embarrassing/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
adj.令人尴尬的
原句：It was a somewhat embarrassing thing to go into the midst of a room full of delighted children...
transformed/trænsˈfɔːrmd/
v.被转变
原句：...tell the giver of the feast that she had suddenly been transformed into a little beggar...
frock/frɑːk/
n.连衣裙（尤指旧式女装）
原句：...put on an old black frock which was too small for her.
venturing/ˈventʃərɪŋ/
v.冒险，敢于
原句：...without venturing to say another word.
pursue/pərˈsuː/
v.追求，进行
原句：...the wisest course to pursue was to obey orders without any comment.
comment/ˈkɑːment/
n.评论
原句：...to obey orders without any comment.
重点语法
5 个1
be accustomed to doing sth.
固定搭配
原文
Poor Miss Amelia was accustomed to being called a goose.
可怜的阿米莉亚小姐习惯了被称为傻瓜。
例句
He is accustomed to working late.
他习惯了工作到很晚。
2
It is + adj. + to do sth.
句型
原文
It was a somewhat embarrassing thing to go into the midst of a room...
走进满是兴高采烈的孩子的房间中央是一件有点尴尬的事...
例句
It is important to learn English well.
学好英语很重要。
3
without + V-ing
介词短语作状语
原文
...without venturing to say another word.
...不敢再说一句话。
例句
He left without saying goodbye.
他没有道别就离开了。
4
when引导的定语从句
语法结构
原文
This was evidently not the time when questions might be asked.
这显然不是可以提问的时候。
例句
I still remember the day when we first met.
我仍然记得我们初次见面的那天。
5
the wisest course to pursue was to...
习惯用法/表语结构
原文
...the wisest course to pursue was to obey orders without any comment.
...最明智的做法是毫无怨言地服从命令。
例句
The best way to solve this problem is to ask for help.
解决这个问题的最好方法是寻求帮助。