16 The Visitor 60
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" I am glad I need not go back," said Sara.
" She will be very angry.
中文翻译
首先,那里有明钦小姐。
她必须接受面谈,并被告知她的学生命运所发生的变化。
萨拉根本不会再回神学院了。
那位印度绅士在那一点上非常坚决。
她必须留在原地,而卡迈克尔先生应该亲自去见明钦小姐。
“我很高兴我不必回去,”萨拉说。
她会非常生气。
她不喜欢我;不过也许是我的错,因为我不喜欢她。
但是,说来也怪,明钦小姐让卡迈克尔先生不必去找她,因为她实际上亲自来找她的学生了。
她本来想找萨拉做点事,却在询问中听到了一件令人惊讶的事。
重点词汇
9 个interviewed/ˈɪntərvjuːd/
v.会见,面谈
原句:She must be interviewed and told of the change...
fortunes/ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
n.命运,境遇
原句:...the change which had taken place in the fortunes of her pupil.
seminary/ˈsemɪneri/
n.学校(尤指私立女子学校)
原句:Sara was not to return to the seminary at all.
determined/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/
adj.坚决的,下定决心的
原句:The Indian gentleman was very determined upon that point.
oddly/ˈɑːdli/
adv.奇怪地
原句:But, oddly enough, Miss Minchin made it unnecessary...
unnecessary/ʌnˈnesəseri/
adj.不必要的
原句:...made it unnecessary for Mr. Carmichael to go to her...
actually/ˈæktʃuəli/
adv.实际上
原句:...by actually coming in search of her pupil herself.
inquiry/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/
n.询问,打听
原句:...and on inquiry had heard an astonishing thing.
astonishing/əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
adj.令人惊讶的
原句:...had heard an astonishing thing.
重点语法
5 个1
be to do 结构
表示计划、安排或命令
原文
Sara was not to return to the seminary at all.
萨拉根本就不用再回学校了。
例句
You are to finish your homework before dinner.
你必须在晚饭前完成作业。
2
upon that point
固定搭配
原文
The Indian gentleman was very determined upon that point.
那位印度绅士在那一点上态度非常坚决。
例句
We all agreed upon that point.
我们在那一点上都达成了一致。
3
make it + adj. + for sb. to do
使某人做某事变得...
原文
Miss Minchin made it unnecessary for Mr. Carmichael to go to her...
明钦小姐使得卡迈克尔先生没有必要去找她了...
例句
The rain made it impossible for us to go out.
下雨使我们无法外出。
4
in search of
固定搭配
原文
...by actually coming in search of her pupil herself.
...竟然亲自来找她的学生了。
例句
He went out in search of food.
他出去寻找食物。
5
on inquiry
固定搭配
原文
...and on inquiry had heard an astonishing thing.
...一打听,却听到了一件惊人的事。
例句
On inquiry, I found the shop had closed.
经询问,我发现那家店已经关门了。