16 The Visitor 71
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" I-- TRIED not to be anything else," she answered in a low voice--" even when I was coldest and hungriest-- I tried not to be."
" Now it will not be necessary to try," said Miss Minchin, acidly, as Ram Dass salaamed her out of the room.
" I'm not as clever as you, sister," she said," and I am always afraid to say things to you for fear of making you angry.
中文翻译
“我——努力不去成为任何别的东西,”她低声回答——“即使在我最寒冷、最饥饿的时候——我也努力不去成为。”
“现在就不必尝试了,”明钦小姐尖酸地说道,这时拉姆·达斯行额手礼将她送出了房间。
她回到家,走进起居室,立刻派人去请阿米莉亚小姐。
她整个下午剩下的时间都和她关在房间里密谈,必须承认,可怜的阿米莉亚小姐度过了一段相当难熬的时光。
她流了很多眼泪,并且不停地擦拭眼睛。
她一句不恰当的评论,差点让她姐姐把她的头整个拧下来,但这却以一种不寻常的方式收场。
“我不像你那么聪明,姐姐,”她说,“而且我总是害怕对你说些什么,生怕惹你生气。”
也许如果我不是如此胆怯,对学校和我们双方都会更好。
我必须说,我常常想,如果你对萨拉·克鲁不那么严厉,并且注意到她穿着得体、生活更舒适一些,情况本来会更好。
我知道她这个年纪的孩子工作得太辛苦了,而且我知道她只吃了个半饱——"
重点词汇
10 个closeted/ˈklɒzɪtɪd/
adj.密谈的,关起门来私下交谈的
原句:She sat closeted with her all the rest of the afternoon
acidly/ˈæsɪdli/
adv.尖酸刻薄地
原句:said Miss Minchin, acidly
salaamed/səˈlɑːmd/
v.行额手礼(一种问候或致敬方式)
原句:as Ram Dass salaamed her out of the room
quarter of an hour/ˈkwɔːtər əv ən ˈaʊə(r)/
n.一刻钟,短时间
原句:passed through more than one bad quarter of an hour
mopped/mɒpt/
v.擦干,抹去
原句:and mopped her eyes a good deal
snap off/snæp ɒf/
v.猛地打断,厉声制止
原句:almost caused her sister to snap her head entirely off
timid/ˈtɪmɪd/
adj.胆小的,羞怯的
原句:Perhaps if I were not so timid
severe/sɪˈvɪə(r)/
adj.严厉的,苛刻的
原句:if you had been less severe on Sara Crewe
decently/ˈdiːsntli/
adv.体面地,像样地
原句:had seen that she was decently dressed
half fed/hɑːf fed/
adj.半饱的,吃不饱的
原句:I know she was only half fed
重点语法
5 个1
not to be
动词不定式的否定形式,表示“不做某事”
原文
I TRIED not to be anything else
我努力不去成为任何别的东西
例句
He promised not to be late.
他保证不迟到。
2
for fear of
固定搭配,表示“唯恐,以免”
原文
for fear of making you angry
唯恐惹你生气
例句
She spoke quietly for fear of waking the baby.
她轻声说话,以免吵醒婴儿。
3
it would have been better if...
虚拟语气结构,表示对过去情况的假设与后悔
原文
it would have been better if you had been less severe
如果你当初不那么严厉,情况本会更好
例句
It would have been better if I had studied harder.
如果我当初学习更努力些,情况本会更好。
4
as...as...
比较结构,表示“和……一样”
原文
I'm not as clever as you
我不像你那么聪明
例句
This book is not as interesting as that one.
这本书不如那本有趣。
5
had seen that...
过去完成时,表示在过去某一时间之前已经完成的动作
原文
had seen that she was decently dressed
(那时)已经注意到她穿得体面
例句
He realized he had seen that man before.
他意识到他以前见过那个人。