Lesson 13 'It's onlyme'

Lesson 13 'It's only me'

What did the man expect to find under the stairs? The electricity meter.

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.

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.

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.

Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very
effective.

After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.

She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door.

She knew that it must be the baker.

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.

She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.

Suddenly the door of the store room 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.

She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.

The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.

When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.

· Fancy

How fancy is fancy? How excellent is excellent? How big is big?
多大才算大

Fancy-dress party

I did not fancy with the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.

· Effective

Cost-effective
划算的 it defaults the purpose得不偿失

· Costume –
特指可以掩饰身份的服装

· Impatient

Our teacher isimpatient with slow student.

He is impatient tostart the project.
相当于eager

I’m impatient forthe weekend to begin.

· Consist of = be made of

The team consists of one Chinese and two Americans.

· Straight


come straight in

Let’s get straight down to business. –我们直接开始谈正事儿吧

Please get straight to the point.

Straight A student –
学霸

· Read the meter, read one’s mind

· Put on –
穿衣服这个动作 to wear – 穿衣服的状态 dress up –

· Not wanting to …


· Let out
发出大的声音 – let out acry/stream/roar

· Close the door carefully, don’t slam it.

· Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
表达原因

--> because she did not want to frighten the poor man

· After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went down stairs.
表达时间

--> After she (had)put it on….

· She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.
表示伴随，同时发生的

-> She tried to explain the situation, and said 'It's only me'

· When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
表示伴随

-> He fled and slammed he door behind him.