【课文讲解】
A spot of bother: A bit of bother
L58-01 end 9’11”
L58-02 begin 12’29”
背熟:Her shopping had tired her and her basket ad grown heavier with every step of the way Home.
exhausted / tired out / worn out / wear out
Her basket had grown heavier and heavier
Eg: Having a lesson tired me and my school bag had grown heavier with every step of the way Home.
背熟:In the lift her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest
in the lift she thought about her lunch and a good rest.
her thoughts 作主语
thoughts ... on
Eg: I didn’t notice you at that time because my thoughts were on the textbook.
Your thoughts must be on them.
背熟:but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open.
in the belief that (L53)
Public officials can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.
for such a monstrous piece of negligence
negligence 不可数名词
a piece of negligence
when: at the moment
背熟:following her regular practice she had shut them before going out.
confusion: chaos
背熟:It was as clear as daylight
Eg: He is as stubbom as a mule.
You are as poor as a church mouse.
obviously
背熟:Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves
regain: recover 恢复
L58-02 end 12’29”
L58-03 begin 11’38”
she was ready to set off to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat with the porter’s assistance.
go through: search
as though : as if
背熟:At least sorting out the things she should have discarded years ago was now being made easier for her.
forced: broken
背熟:there was no trace of sth.
bundle: parcel
a bundle of hay
entry WTO
apparently: obviously
creature: living thing
in her sudden discovery that...
in the belief that
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