After
her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school
and went upstairs to her bedroom.
send（打发） sb. to + n.
（去某个地方，to是介词）
send（打发） sb. to do
（不定式）
dispatch* vt. 派遣；分派
dispatch（派遣） sb. to + n.
（去某个地方，to是介词）
dispatch（派遣） sb. to do
（不定式）
transfer sb. to + n.
把某人派到某地（用于工作场合）
transport sb. to + n. 把某人流放某地（强制）
“房间”词汇：
hall
n. 过道，门厅，走廊；会堂；食堂；学生宿舍；大厅，前厅；娱乐中心，会所
living room (客厅)/ sitting room (客厅)/ drawing
room（豪华的客厅）
dining room n. 饭厅；餐厅
kitchen n. 厨房；炊具；炊事人员
bathroom n. 浴室；厕所；盥洗室
guestroom n. （家庭中的）来客住房
study
n. 学习，研究；课题；书房；学问
bedroom n. 卧室
master bedroom un. 主卧室
storeroom n. 库房；储藏室
attic / loft*
n. 阁楼；顶楼；
basement n. 地下室；地窖
(可住人)
cellar* n. 地窖；酒窖；地下室
balcony n. 阳台；包厢；戏院楼厅
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, for in
the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her
husband.
housework n. 家务事
homework n. 家庭作业，课外作业
household chore(可数)* 家务活
do / wash the dishes 洗碗
do the washing-up 洗碗
托福听力真题：
He has to wash a thousand dishes.
He has more dishes than his brother.
His brother takes too much time washing the dishes.
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
语法：将来进行时
fancy-dress costume 化妆服
fancy-dress party = masquerade*
化妆晚会
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.
intend to do 打算做某事
tend to do 往往
mean to do 打算做某事
be going to do 打算做某事
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 …
打算做某事（更正式）
否定
not intend to do
not mean to do
have no intention of doing …
dress up as … 装扮成，打扮成…
dress sb. up as … 把某人打扮成…
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…
2. What did Alfred Bloggs do for over two years?
(a) He told his wife he worked for the Corporation, when in fact he
did not.
(b) He disguised himself as a dustman.
(c) He led a double life. 正确
(d) That office workers usually earn less than manual workers.
disguised as ... (非谓语)
dress up 穿着过于正式
overdressed
adj. 过分打扮的；穿着过于讲究的
dress down 穿着随意不正式
underdressed
vi. 穿着过分朴素、随意的衣服
表达“前一天晚上”
the night before(副词)
the earlier / previous / preceding night
表达“后一天晚上”
the night after
the next / following / succeeding night
表达“急切的去做某事”
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.
同义表达替换：
Though the costume was composed only of a
sheet, …
After
putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.
She
wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
语法：形容词后加动词不定式作补语，用主动表被动的含义
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 dining-room, there was a knock on
the front door.
表达“就在那个时刻”同义替换：
At the very moment (when) Mrs. Richards was
entering the dining room, …
先行词如果时表时间的名词，when可省略
9. ____A____ Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room ... (1.9)
(a) At the very moment
(b) So long as
(c) Only when
(d) During the time
语法：无零主语
there was a knock on the front door.
（无零主语）
…, somebody knocked at the front door. （somebody多余）
There are more and more people who are interested in English in
China. （语法正确，表达不地道，对英语感兴趣肯定是人，可以省略）
There is increasing interest（无灵主语） in English in
China. （更好的表达）
People generally agree that women should enjoy full equality with
men.
There is general agreement （无灵主语）that women should
enjoy full equality with men. （更好的表达）
The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was
tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the
bottom.
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.
推断是谁的时候用 it
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.
straight: directly; immediately; without delay
直接，不耽搁的（跟在中心动词后面）
I got home and went straight to bed.
Time is short so I’ll get straight to the point.
听力真题：
Pick up the man at 1:00.
Meet her friends at the restaurant.
Make lunch for the man.
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.
if ever she failed to open the door____
Maybe she was asleep.
Maybe she was on the phone.
Maybe she was listening to music.
Maybe she was in the bathroom.
10. - if she ever____D____ the door and to leave the bread ...
(11.10-11)
(a) missed opening
(b) forgot to open
(c) did not succeed in opening
(d) happened not to open
leave 留下某事，人走掉
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.
（非谓语）
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.
表达“某人想到某事”
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.
课文表达替换：
Mrs. Richards realized that it must be
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 …
介词：from强调从哪来的
the man from the Electricity Board
介词：for强调在哪工作
介词：of 既不强调从哪来的，也不强调在哪工作
board n.
委员会；理事会；董事会；(政府的) 部，局，会
read the meter 查表
take a meter-reading 查表
read music 识谱
read one’s mind 看透某人的心思
read one’s palm* 看手相
She
tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but
it was too late.
She tried to explain the situation and said ‘it’s only me’.
（这种并列写法没有突出表达）
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explain）
Trying to explain the situation, she said ‘it’s only
me’. （突出said）
7.Trying to explain the situation, she ___b___‘It’s only me’.
(1.14)
(a) was saying (b) said (c) had said (d) has been saying
He looked at his watch and saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell
struck thirteen times and then it stopped. （没有突出）
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock,
but the bell struck thirteen times before it
stopped.
语法：独立主格
(with) + n. + 非谓语 (doing / done / to
do, 其中 being 常省略)
He stopped running (with) sweat* streaming down his face.
（突出stopped）
He / With him stopping running sweat streamed down his
face. （突出sweat）
The man
let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
let out 专门表示人发出叫喊声（专业表达）
let out a cry（大声叫喊） / scream （尖叫）
utter* a cry / scream 发出叫喊
give a cry / scream 发出叫喊
When
Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind
him.