09 Melchisedec 18
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" Is it--something that will frighten me?" she asked timorously.
" Some people are afraid of them," said Sara.
" I was at first-- but I am not now."
" Was it-- a ghost?" quaked Ermengarde.
" No," said Sara, laughing.
" It was my rat."
中文翻译
厄门加德几乎当场就要尖叫起来,但她设法控制住了自己。
她环顾阁楼四周,没有看到任何人。
然而,萨拉当时肯定正在和某人说话。
她想到了鬼魂。
"那是不是——会吓到我的东西?" 她胆怯地问道。
“有些人害怕它们,”萨拉说道。
“我起初是——但现在不是了。”
"那是——一个鬼魂吗?" 厄门加德颤抖着说。
“不,”萨拉笑着说。
那是我的老鼠。
重点词汇
10 个inclined/ɪnˈklaɪnd/
adj.倾向于……的
原句:Ermengarde felt almost inclined to scream on the spot
on the spot/ɒn ðə spɒt/
idiom当场,立即
原句:Ermengarde felt almost inclined to scream on the spot
timorously/ˈtɪmərəsli/
adv.胆怯地,畏怯地
原句:"Is it--something that will frighten me?" she asked timorously.
quaked/kweɪkt/
v.颤抖,哆嗦
原句:"Was it--a ghost?" quaked Ermengarde.
attic/ˈætɪk/
n.阁楼
原句:She looked all round the attic and saw no one.
ghost/ɡəʊst/
n.鬼魂
原句:She thought of ghosts.
rat/ræt/
n.老鼠
原句:"It was my rat."
frighten/ˈfraɪtn/
v.使害怕,惊吓
原句:"Is it--something that will frighten me?"
managed to/ˈmænɪdʒd tuː/
phr.设法做到
原句:but managed to control herself.
control/kənˈtrəʊl/
v.控制
原句:but managed to control herself.
重点语法
5 个1
be inclined to do sth.
固定搭配
原文
Ermengarde felt almost inclined to scream on the spot
埃尔芒加德几乎当场就要尖叫出来
例句
He is inclined to agree with you.
他倾向于同意你的观点。
2
on the spot
习惯用语
原文
Ermengarde felt almost inclined to scream on the spot
埃尔芒加德几乎当场就要尖叫出来
例句
The decision was made on the spot.
决定是当场做出的。
3
manage to do sth.
固定搭配
原文
but managed to control herself
但设法控制住了自己
例句
She managed to finish the work on time.
她设法按时完成了工作。
4
was/were at first
过去时态 + 时间状语
原文
I was at first-- but I am not now.
我起初是(害怕的)——但现在不怕了。
例句
The task was difficult at first, but it became easier.
这项任务起初很难,但后来变容易了。
5
thought of
动词短语
原文
She thought of ghosts.
她想到了鬼魂。
例句
I often think of my childhood.
我常常想起我的童年。