Lesson 13 'It’s only me'“是我，别害怕” 单元复习

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.

• attic: The attic is at the top of the house.
• balcony: I sat on the balcony and drank a beer.
• chimney: There was smoke coming from the chimney.
• chimney pot: There is a chimney pot on top of the chimney.
• downspout: There was a lot of water coming out of the downspout.
• drainpipe: There was a lot of water coming out of the drainpipe.
• drive, driveway: Gary’s red car was parked in the drive.
• front door: There was someone knocking at the front door.
• gable: There is a gable under the roof.
• garage: I park my car in the garage every evening.
• garage door: I had difficulty opening the garage door.
• gutter: After the rain, the gutter was full of water.
• letterbox (UK): I pushed the letter through his letterbox.
• loft: The loft is at the top of the house.
• mailbox: There were a few letters in our mailbox.
• mail slot (US): I pushed the letter through his mail slot.
• path: There was a path leading up to the house.
• roof: The bird was sitting on the roof.
• steps: We had to walk up a few steps to get to the house.
• wall: The walls of the house had been painted white.
• window: I looked through the window to see if anyone was at home.
• window box: There were flowers growing in the window box.

• bathroom: Jim was in the bathroom brushing his teeth.
• bedroom: I went into my bedroom and got into bed.
• master bedroom: The master bedroom in a house is the largest bedroom. 
• storeroom: you keep things until they are needed.
• dining room: We always have dinner in the dining room.
• games room: Whenever I have friends over, we play games in the games room.
• guest room: When my grandmother comes to stay, she sleeps in the guest room.
• hall: I walked down the hall and into the kitchen.
• kitchen: Mum was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
• laundry room: We wash all our clothes in the laundry room.
• living room: When guests come to visit, we have coffee in the living room.
• study: Dad does all his work at the desk in his study.
• basement:it is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
• cellar:it is a room underneath a building, which is often used for storing things in.

She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party 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.

the night before ^{前一天的晚上}

• the earlier / previous / preceding night ^{头一天晚上(替换)}
• the night after ^{第二天晚上（某一天的转天晚上）}
• the next / following / succeeding night ^{在接下来的一天晚上(第二天晚上)}

Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.

Though the costume was composed only of a sheet, ... ^替换

After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.

She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

形容词后的动词不定式做补语用主动结构

• He is easy to fool. ↔ To fool him is easy.
• it would be comfortable to wear. ↔ To wear it would be comfortable.
• She is extremely difficult to please. ↔ To please her is extremely difficult.
• The machine is awkward to handle. ↔ To handle the machine is awkward. 
• The man is hard to work with. ↔ To work with the man is hard.

Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.

Just as ^{正当、就在}

• At the very moment (when) Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, ... ^替换

there was a knock ^{客观存在的敲门声(无灵主语)}

• ...,somebody knocked at the front door. ^{someone 太啰嗦}
• There are more and more people who are interested in English in China. ^{在中国有越来越多的人对英语感兴趣(啰嗦了，感兴趣的当然是人)}
• There is increasing interest in English in China. ^{无灵主语使句子变高级}
• People generally agree that women should enjoy full equality with men. ^{人们普遍同意妇女应该享有和男人完全的平等。}
• There is general agreement 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. ^NCE3-32
• While the quality of legal journalism varies greatly, there is an undue reliance amongst many journalists on interpretations supplied to them by lawyers.

She knew that it must be the baker.

• Who is it? ^{接电话、某人敲门时}
• Who is there? ^{有人敲门时}

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.

straight ^{directly; immediately; without delay 直接、不耽搁}

• I got home and went straight to bed. ^直接睡觉
• Time is short so l'll get straight to the point. ^直奔主题

If ever = whenever ^无论何时

• Maybe she was asleep.
• Maybe she was on the phone.
• Maybe she was listening to music.
• Maybe she was in the bathroom.

leave ^{v.离开、给...留下}

• Please leave a message.
• Please leave your address.
• Did anybody leave a jacket behind last night? ^遗忘

Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.

1. Because he didn't want to be recognized,the suspect dressed up as a priest. ^原句
2. Not wanting to be recognized, the suspect dressed up as a priest. ^{非谓语简写}

Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.

1. It suddenly occurred to Mrs. Richardsthat it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
2. It suddenly struck Mrs. Richards thatit must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
3. It suddenly dawned on Mrs. Richards that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.

from the Electricity Board ^{强调从哪儿来的}

• experts from the zoo
• a spokeswoman for the Bank
• editors of newspapers and magazines

read ^v.读取

• read music ^识谱
• read one's mind ^读心术
• read one's palm ^看手相

She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. ^{突出“解释”}

She tried to explain the situation and said 'it's only me'. ^{并列句相同重要}
Trying to explain the situation, she said 'it's only me'. ^{突出“说”更重要}

• 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。

The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.

let out a cry / scream ^大叫一声

• utter a cry / scream ^{大声喊叫/尖叫}
• give a cry / scream

When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.

slamming the door behind him ^{“砰”的一声关上门}

1. Throwing his keys onto the table, she stormed out of the room.
2. Closing the book with a loud thud, he left the library in frustration.
3. Turning off the lights in a fit of anger, she stormed out of the house.
4. Slamming his fist on the table, he stormed out of the meeting.
5. Tossing her bag onto the floor, she stormed out of the classroom.