新概念英语第三册第58课A spot of bother.docx
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新概念英语第三册第58课Aspotofbother
新概念英语第三册第58课:
Aspotofbother
Lesson58Aspotofbother一点儿小麻烦
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
听录音,然后回答以下问题.
Whatdidtheoldladyfindwhenshegothome?
Theoldladywasgladtobebackattheblockofflatswhereshelived.Hershoppinghadtiredherandherbasketadgrownheavierwitheverystepofthewayhome.Inthelifeherthoughtswereonlunchandagoodrest;butwhenshegotoutatherownfloor,bothwereforgotteninhersuddendiscoverythatherfrontdoorwasopen.Shewasthinkingthatshemustreprimandherhomehelpthene_tmorningforsuchamonstrouspieceofnegligence,whensherememberedthatshehadgoneshoppingafterthehomehelphadleftandsheknewthatshehadturnedbothkeysintheirlocks,Shewalkedslowlyintothehallandatoncenoticedthatalltheroomdoorswereopen,yetfollowingherregularpracticeshehadshutthembeforegoingout.Lookingintothedrawingroom,shesawasceneofconfusionoverbyherwritingdesk.Itwasasclearasdaylightthenthatburglarshadforcedanentryduringherabsence.Herfirstimpulsewastogoroundalltheroomslookingforthethieves,butthenshedecidedthatatherageitmightbemoreprudenttohavesomeonewithher,soshewenttofetchtheporterfromhisbasement.Bythistimeherlegswerebeginningtotremble,soshesatdownandacceptedacupofverystrongtea,whilehetelephonedthepolice.Then,hercomposureregained,shewasreadytosetoffwiththeportersassistancetosearchfornayintruderswhomightstillbelurkinginherflat.
Theywentthroughtherooms,beingcarefultotouchnothing,astheydidnotwanttohinderthepoliceintheirsearchforfingerprints.Thechaoswasinconceivable.Shehadlivedintheflatforthirtyyearsandwasaveritablemagpieathoarding;anditseemedasthougheverythingshepossessedhadbeentossedoutandturnedoverandover.Atleastsortingoutthethingssheshouldhavediscardedyearsagowasnowbeingmadeeasierforher.Thenapoliceinspectorarrivedwithaconstableandshetoldthemofherdiscoveryoftheransackedflat.Theinspectorbegantolookforfingerprints,whiletheconstablecheckedthatthefrontdoorlockshadnotbeenforced,therebyprovingthattheburglarshadeitherusedskeletonkeysorenteredoverthebalcony.Therewasnotraceoffingerprints,buttheinspectorfoundadirtyredbundlethatcontainedjewellerywhichtheoldladysaidwasnothers.Sotheirentryintothisflatwasapparentlynottheburglarsfirstjobthatdayandtheymusthavebeendisturbed.Theinspectorthenaskedtheoldladytotrytocheckwhatwasmissingbythene_tdayandadvisedhernottostayaloneintheflatforafewnights.Theoldladythoughthewasafussycreature,butsincetheporteragreedwithhim,sherangupherdaughterandaskedforherhelpinwhatshedescribedasalittlespotofbother.
参考译文
老妇人回到了她居住的公寓楼,心里很高兴.去商店买东西把她搞得筋疲力尽;在回家的路上,她每走一步,就感到手里的篮子又重了一点.她乘上电梯后,只想着午餐和好好休息一下.但她到自己的楼层走出电梯后,就把这两件事忘了个干净,因为她突然发现她家的大门开着.她心想明天上午一定要好好训斥那个干家务的帮手,她竟如此疏忽大意.但突然记起来了,帮手是在她出去买东西之前走的,她还记得曾用了两把钥匙把大门锁上了.她慢慢地走进前厅,立即发现所有的房门都敞开着,而她记得在出门买东西前,她按老规矩是把房门一一锁上的.她往起居室里看去,写字台边一片狼籍.事情很清楚,在她外出时,窃贼曾闯进家门.她第一个条件反射是各个房间搜寻一下窃贼,但转念一想,像她这个年纪,最好找个人一起去.于是她到地下室去找看门的人.这时她两腿累得开始发抖,于是坐了下来,喝了一杯浓茶.与此同时,看门的人给警察挂了电话.此刻老妇人也镇定了下来,准备在看门人的协助下搜寻可能仍躲藏在她房里的窍贼.
他俩搜遍这每一个房间,小心翼翼地不接触任何东西,因为他们怕妨碍警察寻找指纹.房间里的紊乱状况是无法想像的.老妇人在这套公寓里住了30年,她又是个名副其实的收藏家.看来她的每一件东西都被翻了出来,并且被里里外外看了遍.这样一来,她倒是容易将那些几年前就该扔掉的东西找出来了.过了一会儿,一位巡官带着一名警察来了.她向他们讲述了发现公寓遭劫的经过.巡官开始搜寻指纹,警察经检查发现大门锁头并无撬过的迹象.由此可以证明,窍贼或者是用万能钥匙,或者是翻越阳台进来的.巡官没有发现指纹,却发现了一个装有珠宝的.肮脏的红包袱.老妇人说那不是她的.很明显,闯进这套公寓的窃贼那天并不是首次作案,而且他一定受了惊吓.巡官请老妇人在次日之前设法查清丢了些什么,并劝她几夜之内不要独自一人在公寓过夜.老妇人觉得巡官大惊小怪,但既然看门人也同意他的意见,她只得打电话向女儿求援,说她碰到了一点儿小麻烦.
Newwordsande_pressions生词和短语
life
n.电梯
monstrous
adj.极大的,可怕的
negligence
n.粗心大意
lurk
v.潜藏
hinder
v.妨碍
fingerprint
n.指纹
chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
inconceivable
adj.不可思议的
veritable
adj.真正的,地地道道的
magpie
n.喜欢收藏物品的人
prudent
adj.谨慎的
composure
n.镇静,沉着
intruder
n.入侵者(尤指欲行窃者)
toss
v.扔
discard
v.丢
discard
v.丢弃
constable
n.警察
ransack
v.洗劫
balcony
n.阳台
fussy
adj.大惊小怪的,小题大作的
Notesonthete_t课文注释
1witheverystepofthewayhome,这里介词with引起的短语作状语,表示〝随(情况发生某种变化)〞
2herthoughtswereonlunchandgoodrest,她只想看午餐和好好休息.
3reprimandsb.for...,因为...而训斥某人.
4yetfollowingherregularpractice,然而按照她的惯例.
这是现在分词短语作方式状语,修饰hadshut.
5asclearasdaylight,十分清楚.
6itmighthemoreprudenttohavesomeonewithher,有人陪伴她可能更谨慎一些.
it是形式主语.不定式短语tohavesomeonewithher是真正的主语.
7beingcarefultotouchnothing是现在分词短语作方式状语,修饰wentthrough.
8skeletonkey,万能钥匙.
Lesson58课后练习和答案E_ercisesandAnswer
新概念英语第三册第1课:
APumaatlargeLesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮Listentothetapethenanswerthequestion
新概念英语第三册第33课:
AdaytorememberLesson33Adaytoremember难忘的一天Listentothetapethenanswerthequestio
新概念英语第三册第_课:
ThelongestsuspeLesson_Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥Listentot
新概念英语第三册第10课:
ThelossoftheTLesson10ThelossoftheTitanic泰坦尼克号的沉没Listentothetapethenanswer
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