16 The Visitor 26
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" Are you making something up in your head, miss?"
" No," she answered.
" I am wondering what I ought to do."
" I can't help thinking about my friend," Sara explained.
中文翻译
那天晚上,当她回到自己的房间,她和贝基吃完晚饭后,她坐下来,严肃地凝视着炉火,看了很长时间。
“你是在脑子里编造什么东西吗,小姐?”
贝基以恭敬的柔和语气询问道。
当萨拉静静地坐着,用梦幻般的眼睛凝视着煤块时,通常意味着她正在构思一个新故事。
但这一次她没有,她摇了摇头。
“不,”她回答道。
“我在想我应该做什么。”
贝基凝视着——仍然恭敬地。
她对萨拉所做和所说的一切都怀有一种近乎崇敬的心情。
“我忍不住想起我的朋友,”萨拉解释道。
重点词汇
10 个inquired/ɪnˈkwaɪərd/
verb询问
原句:"Becky inquired with respectful softness."
respectful/rɪˈspektfəl/
adjective表示尊敬的
原句:"Becky inquired with respectful softness."
softness/ˈsɔːftnəs/
noun柔和,轻柔
原句:"Becky inquired with respectful softness."
coals/koʊlz/
noun煤块
原句:"...looked into the coals with dreaming eyes..."
dreaming/ˈdriːmɪŋ/
adjective梦幻的,出神的
原句:"...looked into the coals with dreaming eyes..."
wondering/ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
verb想知道,思索
原句:"I am wondering what I ought to do."
ought to/ˈɔːt tə/
modal verb应该
原句:"I am wondering what I ought to do."
stared/steərd/
verb凝视,盯着看
原句:"Becky stared--still respectfully."
reverence/ˈrevərəns/
noun崇敬,敬畏
原句:"...filled with something approaching reverence..."
approaching/əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
adjective接近的,近乎的
原句:"...filled with something approaching reverence..."
重点语法
5 个1
make something up
动词短语
原文
"Are you making something up in your head, miss?"
"小姐,你是在脑子里编故事吗?"
例句
He often makes up stories to tell his children.
他经常编故事讲给他的孩子们听。
2
look into
动词短语
原文
"...looked into the coals with dreaming eyes..."
"...用梦幻般的眼神凝视着煤块..."
例句
She looked into the distance, lost in thought.
她凝视着远方,陷入了沉思。
3
can't help doing
固定搭配
原文
"I can't help thinking about my friend,"
"我忍不住想起我的朋友,"
例句
I can't help laughing when I see that picture.
看到那张照片,我忍不住笑起来。
4
过去进行时 (was/were + doing)
时态
原文
"When Sara sat in silence... it generally meant that she was making a new story."
"当莎拉静静地坐着时...这通常意味着她正在构思一个新故事。"
例句
He was reading a book when I called him.
我给他打电话时,他正在看书。
5
with + 抽象名词 (表方式)
介词短语作状语
原文
"Becky inquired with respectful softness."
"贝基带着恭敬的轻柔语气询问道。"
例句
She accepted the award with grace and humility.
她优雅而谦逊地接受了奖项。