新概念 3 册 Lesson13
"It’s only me"
生词和短语
costume
n. 化装服
consist
v. 由……组成
sheet
n. 被单
effective
adj. 有明显效果的，有作用的
metre
n. 仪表
pace
n. 一步
lee (fled, fled)
v. 逃走
slam
v. 砰地关上
costume ['kɒstju:m]
n. 化妆服
The movie won Oscars for best costumes and best screenplay. 最佳服装、最佳剧本
historical costume 古装
traditional national costume 传统民族服饰
overalls / coveralls uniform 蓝领工装裤
school uniform 校服
military uniform 军装
sportswear 运动服（不可数
underwear 内衣（不可数
leisure wear 休闲装（不可数
rags 乞丐服
shroud 寿衣、裹尸布
consist [kən'sɪst]
v. 由……组成
替换
consist of ...
be composed of ...
be made up of ...
comprise ...
由……组成（被动
The committee
--consists of 100 members.
--is composed of 100 members.
--is made up of 100 members.
--comprises 100 members.
组成了...（主动
One hundred members
--comprise the committee.
--make up the committee.
--compose the committee.
--constitute the committee.
sheet [ʃi:t]
n. 床单，被单
a sheet of paper 一张纸（固定规格
The snow came down in sheets. 大雪纷纷扬扬
bedspread 床罩
mattress 床垫
eiderdown 鸭绒被
blanket 毯子
pillow 枕头
bedclothes / bedding 床上用品
single bed 单人床
double bed 床人床
bunk (bed) 上下铺床
hammock 吊床
metre / meter ['mi:tə(r)]
n. 仪表
an electricity meter 电表
a water meter 水表
a gas meter 天然气表
read the meter 查表
thermometer 温度表
barometer 气压表
odometer / milometer 里程表
speedometer 速度表
pace [peɪs]
n. 一步，步伐
替换
pace / step
take one pace / step forward 向前一步
quicken one’s pace / step 加快步伐
节奏速度
pace / tempo
the pace / tempo of life 生活的节奏
the fast pace / tempo of modern life
跟上变化
keep pace with …
It is important for a company to keep pace with changes in the market.
一大步
stride
make strides in ... 取得长足进步
Medical science has made great strides in tackling infertility.
用力往前跳
leap
That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
— Neil Armstrong
by leaps and bounds / bounce(一蹦一跳): very quickly
(A) He's growing very quickly.
(B) He's the tallest of three boys.
(C) He can jump high.
(D) He has to leave today at there.
M: Your little nephew is growing by leaps and bounds.
W: Yes. He must be at least three feet tall already.
Q:What do the speakers say about the woman’s nephew?
Answer: (A) He's growing very quickly.
flee [fli:]
v. 逃走，逃离
flee -- fled -- fled
When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
潜逃
abscond
abscond with money 携款外逃
私奔
elope
elope with sb. 私奔
逃走
escape
escape from the prison 越狱
slam [slæ m]
v. 砰地关上
The door slammed (shut).
Don’t slam the door. 别摔门
替换
bang
The door banged (shut).
Don’t bang the door.
The door shut with a slam/bang.
(A) The dog shut the door.
(B) The shout was heard through the door.
(C) The door of the bank was locked.
(D) The door closed loudly.
The door banged shut.
Answer: (D) The door closed loudly.
课文
"It's only me"
After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress part with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs.Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dinning room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
参考译文
理查兹夫人等丈夫上班走后，把孩子送去上学，然后来到楼上自己的卧室。那天上午，她兴奋得什么家务活都不想做，因为晚上她要同丈夫一起参加一个化装舞会。她打算装扮成鬼的模样。头天晚上她已把化装服做好，这时她急于想试试。尽管化装服仅由一个被单制成，却十分逼真。理查兹夫人穿上化装服后下了楼，想看穿起来是否舒服。
理查兹夫人刚刚走进餐厅，前门就传来敲门声。她知道来了一定面包师。她曾告诉过面包师，如果她不去开门，他可直接进门，把面包放在厨房的桌上。理查兹夫人不想吓唬这个可怜人，便赶紧躲到了楼梯下的小储藏室里。她听见前门被打开，走廊里响起重重的脚步声。突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。她说了声“是我，别怕！”然后想进行一番解释，但已来不及了。那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。
After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.
send sb. to + n. / to do 打发sb去
I sent the boy to school / bed.（去某地，发挥功能，不加冠词
I sent the boy to buy some beer.
dispatch sb. to + n. / to do 打发 / 派遣
An ambulance was immediately dispatched to the area.
The government dispatched 150 police to restore order.
transfer sb. to + n. 公司岗位调动
She was transferred from marketing to sales.
transport sb. to + n. 流放
He was transported to Siberia for life（余生 / 终生.
hall 门厅（衣帽间
living room / sitting room / drawing room 客厅
dining room 餐厅
kitchen 厨房
bathroom 卫生间
guestroom 客房
study 书房
bedroom 卧室
master bedroom 主卧
storeroom 储藏间
attic / loft 阁楼
basement / cellar 地下室 / 地窖
balcony 阳台
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.
She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table.
Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used.
My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of confusion over by her writing desk.
The inspector began to look for fingerprints, while the constable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony.
Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so she went to fetch the porter from his basement.
They had mysteriously found their way there from the wine cellar!
They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years, in the belief that they may one day need just those very things.
She was too excited to do any housework that morning, (原for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband.
housework 家务活
homework 家庭作业
household chore 家务活、杂活（可数
I spent all morning doing (the) housework / household chores.
do / wash the dishes 洗碗
do the washing-up 洗碗
(A) He has to wash a thousand dishes.
(B) He has more dishes than his brother.
(C) His brother takes too much time washing the dishes.
(D) He has asked his brother to wash the dishes many times.
W: Have you asked your brother to do the dishes?
M: Thousands of times.
Q: What does the man mean?
Answer: (D) He has asked his brother to wash the dishes many times.
do the laundry / washing 洗衣服
will be donging（可预见性 将来进行时
He will soon be working in an office.
He will be earning only half as much as he used to, …
fancy-dress costume 化妆服
fancy-dress party = masquerade 化妆晚会
She intended to dress up as a ghost and (原as she had made her costume the night before), she was impatient to try it on.
打算
intend to do
We intend to go to Australia next year.
计划打算
mean to do
Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.
He always meant to go back one day but not to stay.
be going to do 打算计划
I’m going to have my hair cut this weekend.
Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough.
have every intention of doing … 打算、很想
I had every intention of phoning her this morning, but I just didn't get a chance.
没打算、无意
not intend to do
not mean to do
have no intention of doing …
I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
装扮成
dress up as …
dress sb. up as …
We dressed him up as a gorilla.
…, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
造句：他打扮成一个鬼去参加这个化妆晚会。
He went to the fancy-dress party dressed up as a ghost.
disguise sb. as … 把某人打扮成
He disguised himself as a dustman.
disguised as ... (非谓语)
Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel.
穿着过分正式
dress up
You don’t need to dress up for a casual party.
穿着过分正式的
overdressed adj.
I think we are overdressed.
穿着随意
dress down
In many offices, people dress down on Fridays.
穿着随意的
underdressed adj.
Everyone else was in (smart suit 时髦的装束) and I felt a bit underdressed.
昨天晚上
the night (before副词)
the earlier / previous / preceding night
明天晚上
the night after
the next / following / succeeding night
等的不耐烦、急不可且做
be impatient to do …
be eager / anxious / itching / desperate / dying to do …
can’t wait to do …
Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.After putting it on, Mrs.Richards went downstairs.She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Though the costume was composed only of a sheet, …
形容词后加动词不定式做补语，用主动表示被动含义
He is easy to fool.
She is extremely difficult to please.
The machine is awkward to handle.
The man is hard to work with.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dinning room, there was a knock on the front door.
At the very moment (when) Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, …
反面：…, somebody knocked at the front door.
反面：There are more and more people who are interested in English in China.
改：There is increasing interest in English in China.
反面：People generally agree that women should enjoy full equality with men.
改：There is general agreement (同that women should enjoy full equality with men.
The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.（人兴奋极了）
While(尽管) the quality of legal journalism varies greatly, there is an undue reliance amongst many journalists on interpretations supplied to them by lawyers. （记者过分的依赖于）
She knew that it must be the baker.She had told him to come straight in (条if ever she failed to open the door) and to leave the bread on the kitchen table.
是谁呀
Who is it?
Who is there?
She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table.
直接、不耽搁（直接跟在动词后
straight : directly; immediately; without delay
I got home and went straight to bed.
Time is short so I’ll get straight to the point.
(A) Pick up the man at 1:00.
(B) Meet her friends at the restaurant.
(C) Make lunch for the man.
(D) Do her errands after lunch.
M: We thought we'd all go out for lunch today. Can you be ready to leave at one o'clock?
W: I have to pick up my car and do a couple of other errands. So I'll just come straight to the restaurant.
Q: What will the woman do?
Answer: (B) Meet her friends at the restaurant.
Maybe she was asleep.
Maybe she was on the phone.
Maybe she was listening to music.
Maybe she was in the bathroom.
放在这、人走掉
Please leave a message.
Please leave your address.
Did anybody leave a jacket behind last night?
(非Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
Because she didn’t want to frighten the poor man, …
Because he didn’t want to be recognized, the suspect dressed up as a priest.
-->Not wanting to be recognized, the suspect dressed up as a priest.
She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered.
Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
突然想到
sth. occur to sb.
sth. strike sb.
sth. dawn on sb.
It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box.
It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation.
It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
It suddenly occurred to Mrs. Richards that it must be …
It suddenly struck Mrs. Richards that it must be …
It suddenly dawned on Mrs. Richards that it must be …
从...来的 (from
the man from the Electricity Board
experts from the zoo
在...工作 (for
a spokeswoman for the Bank
...的... (of)
editors of newspapers and magazines
局
the Water Board 水利局
the Gas Board 天然气局
the board of directors 董事会
He is on the board / a board member.
查表
read the meter
take a meter-reading
read music 识谱
read one’s mind 看某人心思
read one’s palm 看手相
She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.
汉：She tried to explain the situation and said ‘it’s only me’.
汉语：parataxis—平行语，连动句，没有轻重之别。
英语：hypotaxis—层次语，突出中心动词，次要动词状语化。
She tried to explain the situation and said ‘it’s only me’.
突出说：Trying to explain the situation, she said ‘it’s only me’.
汉：He looked at his watch and saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times and then it stopped.
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
独立主格
(with) + n. + 非谓语 (doing / done / to do, 其中 being 常省略)
He stopped running and sweat streamed down his face.
-->He stopped running (with) sweat streaming down his face.
-->He / With him stopping running sweat streamed down his face.
The man let out cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
发出叫喊声
let out a cry / scream
utter a cry / scream
give a cry / scream
