第九节 形容词用作定语时的移位（续1）

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.

他在饭前洗手时经常会跟我聊天，告诉我他儿时的故事，让琐碎的人生道理流入

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.

她们是那位女王的同胞乡亲，家乡的牛肉和麦酒，以及丝毫没有经过加工的

精神食粮大量地进入她们的躯体滋养助长。（丝毫未经提炼的精神食粮指所受的

道德教育和影响极为粗劣。）

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

这对姐妹的脸上流露出尴尬的焦虑神情。

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.

她比这个普通的佣人大得多，她在道德方面能够部分地影响康丝坦斯，尽管

康丝坦斯极力地否认这一点。

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

more honest age than ours.

说明那个时代的人比我们现在清闲、诚实得多。意即房子的质量比现在粗制

滥造的要好得多。

16. with a fair show of resolution 清楚地表明决心

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

carelessness.

在一个下午，先是找不到住的旅馆，接着丢失香皂，你的粗心可就有点存心

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.

首相一边拖着沉重的脚步往外走，一边用低沉、浑浊的声音这样评论道。

19. shed sad /grateful tears 伤心落泪/感激涕零

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

status.

加入初学者的歌舞队行列让我既兴奋又自卑。