09 Melchisedec 03
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" You must not talk," said Sara.
" Miss Minchin is looking at us.
" Sara!" she cried, aghast.
中文翻译
"你不准说话," 萨拉说道。
"明钦小姐正在看着我们。
她会因为我让你低声说话而生我的气。
她已经发现,自己将要对所有被反对的事情负责。
如果孩子们不专心,如果他们说话,如果他们焦躁不安,那么受到责备的就会是她。
但洛蒂是个意志坚定的小个子。
如果萨拉不愿意告诉她自己的住址,她会用其他方式查出来的。
她与自己的小伙伴交谈,在年长的女孩们身边逗留,倾听她们闲聊时的谈话;根据她们无意中透露的某些信息,她在一天傍晚踏上了探索之旅,爬上她从未知晓其存在的楼梯,直到抵达阁楼。
在那里,她发现两扇门彼此靠近,打开其中一扇后,她看到她心爱的萨拉站在一张旧桌子上,正朝窗外望去。
"萨拉!"她惊恐地喊道。
重点词汇
10 个accountable/əˈkaʊntəbl/
adj.负有责任的
原句:She had found out already that she was to be held accountable for everything which was objected to.
objected/əbˈdʒektɪd/
v.反对,不赞成
原句:She had found out already that she was to be held accountable for everything which was objected to.
attentive/əˈtentɪv/
adj.专心的
原句:If the children were not attentive, if they talked, if they were restless, it was she who would be reproved.
restless/ˈrestləs/
adj.焦躁不安的
原句:If the children were not attentive, if they talked, if they were restless, it was she who would be reproved.
reproved/rɪˈpruːvd/
v.责备,指责
原句:If the children were not attentive, if they talked, if they were restless, it was she who would be reproved.
determined/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/
adj.坚决的,下定决心的
原句:But Lottie was a determined little person.
gossiping/ˈɡɑːsɪpɪŋ/
v.说闲话,闲聊
原句:She talked to her small companions and hung about the elder girls and listened when they were gossiping;
unconsciously/ʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/
adv.无意识地,不知不觉地
原句:and acting upon certain information they had unconsciously let drop,
voyage/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
n.航行,旅程
原句:she started late one afternoon on a voyage of discovery,
aghast/əˈɡæst/
adj.惊骇的,吓呆的
原句:"Sara!" she cried, aghast.
重点语法
5 个1
be angry with sb.
固定搭配
原文
She will be angry with me for letting you whisper.
她会因为我让你小声说话而生我的气。
例句
Don't be angry with him; he didn't mean it.
别生他的气,他不是故意的。
2
be held accountable for
固定搭配
原文
She had found out already that she was to be held accountable for everything which was objected to.
她已经发现,任何被反对的事情她都要负责。
例句
Managers must be held accountable for their decisions.
管理者必须为自己的决策负责。
3
it was ... who ... (强调句型)
语法结构
原文
it was she who would be reproved.
受责备的将会是她。
例句
It was yesterday that I met him.
我是在昨天遇见他的。
4
act upon/on
固定搭配
原文
and acting upon certain information they had unconsciously let drop,
并且根据她们无意中泄露的某些信息采取行动,
例句
You should act upon the doctor's advice.
你应该遵照医生的建议行事。
5
let drop
习惯用法
原文
and acting upon certain information they had unconsciously let drop,
并且根据她们无意中泄露的某些信息采取行动,
例句
He let drop a hint about his future plans.
他无意中透露了一点他未来的计划。