英语听书《白鲸记》第86期
英语课
Mrs. Hussey soon appeared, with a mustard-pot in one hand and a vinegar-cruet in the other, having just broken away from the occupation of attending to the castors, 胡赛太太飞快地冲了出来，一手拿着芥末罐，一手拿着醋瓶子。
and scolding her little black boy meantime. 同时斥责着他的小伙计。
Wood-house! cried I, which way to it? Run for God's sake, and fetch something to pry 1 open the door—the axe 2!—the axe! he's had a stroke; depend upon it! 柴禾棚子在哪儿？快告诉我！看在老天爷的份儿上，快找个什么东西把门弄开！对了，斧子，斧子！他中风了，没错儿，他中风了！
and so saying I was unmethodically rushing up stairs again empty-handed, when Mrs.Hussey interposed the mustard-pot and vinegar-cruet, and the entire castor of her countenance 3. 我叫喊着又调头向楼上冲去。 胡赛太太的脸色就像把她手里的瓶子中的东西搭配在一起的模样，她伸手拦住了我：
What's the matter with you, young man? 怎么回事儿？小伙子。
Get the axe! For God's sake, run for the doctor, some one, while I pry it open! 斧头斧头！看在老天爷的份儿上，再去找个医生来！
Look here, said the landlady 4, quickly putting down the vinegar-cruet, so as to have one hand free; look here; 干什么？她放下手里的瓶子，叫着，
are you talking about prying 5 open any of my doors?—and with that she seized my arm. What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you, shipmate? 我说你要干什么？撬门？你怎么啦？船友！
In as calm, but rapid a manner as possible, I gave her to understand the whole case. 我努力安静下来，给她说了事情的经过。
vi.窥(刺)探，打听；vt.撬动(开，起)
- He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
- We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。
n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减
- Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
- The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。
n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同
- At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
- I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
n.女房东，女地主
- I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
- The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。
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