16 The Visitor 54

原文内容

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英文原文
"Don't/dəʊnt/be/bi/frightened/ˈfraɪtnd/.
We/wiː/have/hæv/been/bɪn/looking/ˈlʊkɪŋ/for/fɔː(r)/you/juː/for/fɔː(r)/two/tuː/years/jɪəz/."
Saraˈsɑːrəputpʊtherhɜː(r)handhændupʌptotuherhɜː(r)foreheadˈfɔːhed,andəndherhɜː(r)mouthmaʊθtrembledˈtrembld.
Sheʃiːspokespəʊkasæzifɪfsheʃiːwerewɜː(r)inɪnaədreamdriːm.
"And[ænd]I[aɪ]was[wɒz]at[æt]Miss[mɪs]Minchin's[ˈmɪntʃɪnz]all[ɔːl]the[ðə]while[waɪl],"she[ʃiː]half[hɑːf]whispered[ˈwɪspəd].
"Justdʒʌstonɒntheðəotherˈʌðə(r)sidesaɪdofəvtheðəwallwɔːl."
"I/aɪ/Tried/traɪd/Not/nɒt/to/tuː/Be/biː/"It/ɪt/was/wɒz/pretty/ˈprɪti/,comfortable/ˈkʌmftəbl/Mrs./ˈmɪsɪz/Carmichael/kɑːrˈmaɪkəl/who/huː/explained/ɪkˈspleɪnd/everything/ˈevriθɪŋ/.
Sheʃiːwaswəzsentsentforfɔː(r)atætoncewʌns,andəndcamekeɪmacrossəˈkrɒstheðəsquareskweə(r)totaketeɪkSaraˈsɑːrəintoˈɪntəherhə(r)warmwɔːmarmsɑːmzandəndmakemeɪkclearklɪə(r)toherhə(r)allɔːlthatðæthadhædhappenedˈhæpənd.
TheðəexcitementɪkˈsaɪtməntofəvtheðətotallyˈtəʊtəliunexpectedˌʌnɪkˈspektɪddiscoverydɪˈskʌvərihadhædbeenbiːntemporarilyˈtemprərəlialmostˈɔːlməʊstoverpoweringˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋtotuMr.ˈmɪstəCarrisfordˈkærɪsfədinɪnhishɪzweakwiːkconditionkənˈdɪʃn.
"Upon/əˈpɒn/my/maɪ/word/wɜːd/,"he/hiː/said/sed/faintly/ˈfeɪntli/to/tuː/Mr./ˈmɪstə/Carmichael/kɑːrˈmaɪkəl/,when/wen/it/ɪt/was/wəz/suggested/səˈdʒestɪd/that/ðæt/the/ðə/little/ˈlɪtl/girl/ɡɜːl/should/ʃʊd/go/ɡəʊ/into/ˈɪntuː/another/əˈnʌðə/room/ruːm/.
中文翻译
“别害怕。
我们找了你两年了。"
萨拉把手举到额头上,她的嘴唇颤抖着。
她说话的样子仿佛置身梦中。
“我一直都在明钦小姐那里,”她半耳语地说道。
就在墙的另一边。
“我曾努力不去成为” 是漂亮、舒适的卡迈克尔夫人解释了一切。
她被立刻派人去请,穿过广场过来,把萨拉搂进她温暖的怀抱,并向她说明所发生的一切。
这个完全出乎意料的发现所带来的兴奋感,对于身体虚弱的卡里斯福德先生来说,一时间几乎让他难以承受。
“说真的,”他虚弱地对卡迈克尔先生说,当时有人建议那个小女孩应该去另一个房间。

重点词汇

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frightened/ˈfraɪtnd/
adj.受惊吓的
原句:Don't be frightened.
trembled/ˈtrembld/
v.颤抖
原句:and her mouth trembled.
as if/æz ɪf/
conj.好像,仿佛
原句:She spoke as if she were in a dream.
whispered/ˈwɪspərd/
v.低语
原句:"And I was at Miss Minchin's all the while," she half whispered.
comfortable/ˈkʌmftəbl/
adj.舒适的
原句:It was pretty, comfortable Mrs. Carmichael who explained everything.
explained/ɪkˈspleɪnd/
v.解释
原句:It was pretty, comfortable Mrs. Carmichael who explained everything.
unexpected/ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
adj.意想不到的
原句:The excitement of the totally unexpected discovery
overpowering/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ/
adj.难以抗拒的,压倒性的
原句:had been temporarily almost overpowering to Mr. Carrisford
weak/wiːk/
adj.虚弱的
原句:in his weak condition.
faintly/ˈfeɪntli/
adv.微弱地
原句:he said faintly to Mr. Carmichael

重点语法

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as if 引导虚拟语气
as if + 主语 + were (过去式动词)
原文
She spoke as if she were in a dream.
她说话的样子仿佛在梦中一般。
例句
He looks as if he knew the answer.
他看起来好像知道答案。
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过去完成进行时
had been + V-ing
原文
We have been looking for you for two years.
我们找了你两年了。
例句
It had been raining for hours when I woke up.
我醒来时,雨已经下了好几个小时了。
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强调句型 (It is/was... who/that...)
It is/was + 被强调部分 + who/that + 句子其余部分
原文
It was pretty, comfortable Mrs. Carmichael who explained everything.
正是那位漂亮、舒适的卡迈克尔夫人解释了一切。
例句
It was yesterday that I met him.
我是在昨天遇见他的。
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动词不定式作宾语补足语
make + 宾语 + 形容词/动词原形
原文
...take Sara into her warm arms and make clear to her all that had happened.
……把萨拉拥入她温暖的怀抱,并向她讲明所发生的一切。
例句
The news made her happy.
这个消息让她高兴。
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固定搭配:upon my word
表示惊讶或强调的感叹语
原文
"Upon my word," he said faintly...
"说真的,"他虚弱地说道……
例句
Upon my word, I've never seen anything like it!
说真的,我从未见过这样的东西!