11. He always spoke to me as he washed before eating his dinner, told me tales of his

own childhood and let little drops of moral tuition fall into my lap.

他在飯前洗手時(shí)經(jīng)常會(huì)跟我聊天，告訴我他兒時(shí)的故事，讓瑣碎的人生道理流入

我的心扉。

12. They were her country-women; and the beef and ale of their native land, with a

moral diet not a whit more refined, entered largely into their composition.

她們是那位女王的同胞鄉(xiāng)親，家鄉(xiāng)的牛肉和麥酒，以及絲毫沒(méi)有經(jīng)過(guò)加工的

精神食糧大量地進(jìn)入她們的軀體滋養(yǎng)助長(zhǎng)。（絲毫未經(jīng)提煉的精神食糧指所受的

道德教育和影響極為粗劣。）

13. The faces of the sisters expressed an embarrassed anxiety.

這對(duì)姐妹的臉上流露出尷尬的焦慮神情。

14. She was much older than the ordinary servant, and she had acquired a partial

moral dominion over Constance, though Constance would have warmly denied it.

她比這個(gè)普通的傭人大得多，她在道德方面能夠部分地影響康絲坦斯，盡管

康絲坦斯極力地否認(rèn)這一點(diǎn)。

15. The fabric is sound; the work in wood and plaster tells of a more leisurely and a

more honest age than ours.

說(shuō)明那個(gè)時(shí)代的人比我們現(xiàn)在清閑、誠(chéng)實(shí)得多。意即房子的質(zhì)量比現(xiàn)在粗制

濫造的要好得多。

16. with a fair show of resolution 清楚地表明決心

17. To lose a hotel and a cake of soap on one afternoon suggests willful（故意的）

carelessness.

在一個(gè)下午，先是找不到住的旅館，接著丟失香皂，你的粗心可就有點(diǎn)存心

的味道啦。

18. Prime Minister remarked in a heavy, rheumy（因感冒多稀粘液的）voice, as he

plodded out.

首相一邊拖著沉重的腳步往外走，一邊用低沉、渾濁的聲音這樣評(píng)論道。

19. shed sad /grateful tears 傷心落淚/感激涕零

20. As an excited member of the beginners’ chorus line, I was aware of my lowly

status.

加入初學(xué)者的歌舞隊(duì)行列讓我既興奮又自卑。