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(45>ladder/'laeda(r)/
The night of the party arrived.The clock
托尼抱着她的时候,
n.[C]梯子:阶梯
struck eight.The guests would be arriving
她感受到了他身体的
(46>scream vi.&n.[C
soon,so Claire dismissed Tony for the rest of
热度。她尖叫了一
尖叫
the night.At that moment,Tony took her in his
声,一把推开他,然后
(47)strike vt.&vi.
arms,bringing his face close to hers.She
跑回了自己的房里。
[熟词生义]敲:鸣:报时
Bheard him declare that he did not want to
聚会之夜到了。
(48>dismiss/dis'mis/
leave her the next day,and that he felt more than
时钟敲响了八点整。
t.让(某人)离开:解散:
just the desire s to please s2 her.Then the front
客人们很快就要到
解雇:消除
door bell rang.
了,克莱尔让托尼结
<49>take sb in one's
⑩此处为“主语十would/should十be十doing”构
束了当晚的工作。就
arms把某人抱在怀中
成的过去将来进行时,可表示在过去某一时间之
在那一瞬间,托尼将
(50>declare/drklea(r)/
后即将进行的动作,或表示在过去将来的某一时
她揽入怀中,慢慢地
间正在发生的动作。
t.表明;宣称:公布
贴近她的脸庞。她听
⑦此处是现在分词短语,表示伴随动作。
<51>desire n.[C,U]&.
到他说,他第二天不
heard him declare属于“hear sb do”结构,其中
l.渴望
想离开她,而且他不
d0是不带t0的动词不定式作宾语补足语,表示
the desire to do sth做
仅仅是想讨她的欢
动作发生的全过程。两个that引导宾语从句,第
某事的渴望
二个that不能省略
心。就在这时,前门
〈52>please ut.取悦…
的门铃响了。
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(1>sit oneself+adv.
THE TIME MACHINE (Adapted)
时间机器
prep.使自己坐在…
(改编版)
<2>leather/ledo(r)/n.[U.
DIt was at ten o'clock today that
C皮革;[风.]皮衣:皮外套
the first of all Time Machines began its
上午十点,所有
(3>lever/'li:va(r);
时间机器中的第一台
NAmE'1evar/n.[C]操
career.I gave it a last check,and sat myself
启动了其运转之旅。
纵杆:杠杆
in the leather seat.I pushed the starting lever on
我最后检查了一遍机
starting lever启动杆
器,然后坐在皮椅上
〈4>panel/paenl/n.[C
the main panel forwards an inch then immediately
我把主面板上的启动
控制板:仪表盘:专家咨
backwards6 again.2Looking around,I saw my
杆往前推了一英寸,
询组
〈5)inch/nt/n.英寸(长
laboratory exactly as before.Had anything
然后又立刻向后拉。
度单位,等于2.54厘米)
happened?I thought my mind had tricked me.
环顾四周,我看到实
6>backwards/'beekwadz
验室与以前一模一
[NAmE backward]
Then I saw the clock.A moment before,it was a
样。发生什么事了
adu.向后:倒着;往回
minute or so past ten;now it was nearly half
吗?我以为我的大脑
〈7>trick vt.欺骗n.[C
past three!
欺骗了我。然后我看了
诡计;把戏
下时钟。片刻之前,大
(8>ors0大约
①此处为强调句,强调时间状语at ten o'clock today。
概是十点零一分,而现
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