07 The Diamond Mines Again 20
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" She is certainly left a beggar," he replied.
" And she is certainly left on your hands, ma'am-- as she hasn't a relation in the world that we know of."
" It is monstrous!" she said.
" She's in my sitting room at this moment, dressed in silk gauze and lace petticoats, giving a party at my expense."
" She's giving it at your expense, madam, if she's giving it," said Mr. Barrow, calmly.
" Barrow& Skipworth are not responsible for anything.
中文翻译
巴罗先生是一位精明的商人,他觉得最好还是毫不拖延地明确表示自己不负任何责任。
“她肯定沦为了乞丐,”他回答道。
“而且她肯定要留在你手上了,夫人——因为据我们所知,她在世上一个亲戚都没有。”
明钦小姐向前走去。
她看起来好像要打开门,冲出房间,去阻止那一刻正在点心桌上欢快且相当喧闹地进行着的庆祝活动。
"这太可怕了!" 她说道。
此时此刻,她正穿着丝绸薄纱和蕾丝衬裙,在我的客厅里,花着我的钱举办派对。
“如果她是在付出,那她就是在以你的代价付出,夫人,”巴罗先生平静地说道。
巴罗与斯基普沃思对任何事情都不负责。
一个人的财产从未被如此彻底地一扫而空。
重点词汇
10 个shrewd/ʃruːd/
adj.精明的,敏锐的
原句:Mr. Barrow was a shrewd businessman
responsibility/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/
n.责任
原句:make his own freedom from responsibility quite clear
beggar/ˈbeɡə(r)/
n.乞丐
原句:"She is certainly left a beggar," he replied.
relation/rɪˈleɪʃn/
n.亲戚
原句:she hasn't a relation in the world
monstrous/ˈmɒnstrəs/
adj.骇人听闻的,极不公正的
原句:"It is monstrous!" she said.
gauze/ɡɔːz/
n.薄纱
原句:dressed in silk gauze and lace petticoats
petticoats/ˈpetɪkəʊts/
n.衬裙
原句:dressed in silk gauze and lace petticoats
expense/ɪkˈspens/
n.费用,开销
原句:giving a party at my expense
responsible/rɪˈspɒnsəbl/
adj.负有责任的
原句:Barrow & Skipworth are not responsible for anything.
sweep/swiːp/
n.清扫,清除
原句:There never was a cleaner sweep made of a man's fortune.
重点语法
5 个1
feel it as well to do sth.
动词短语
原文
felt it as well to make his own freedom... clear
觉得最好还是立刻...表明
例句
I felt it as well to warn him in advance.
我觉得最好还是事先警告他。
2
on one's hands
介词短语
原文
she is certainly left on your hands, ma'am
她肯定就落到您手上了,夫人
例句
With the project on my hands, I have no time to relax.
手头有这个项目,我根本没时间放松。
3
as if 引导方式状语从句
从属连词
原文
She looked as if she was going to open the door
她看起来好像要开门冲出去
例句
He talked as if he knew everything.
他说起话来好像他什么都知道。
4
at one's expense
介词短语
原文
giving a party at my expense
花我的钱办派对
例句
They had a good laugh at my expense.
他们拿我取乐,开怀大笑。
5
make a clean sweep of
动词短语
原文
a cleaner sweep made of a man's fortune
一个人的财产被彻底清理干净
例句
The new manager made a clean sweep of the old rules.
新经理彻底废除了旧规定。