Notes on the text課文注釋
1 with every step of the way home，這里介詞 with引起的短語作狀語，表示“隨……（情況發(fā)生某種變化）”。
2 her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest，她只想著午餐和好好休息。
3 reprimand sb．for…，因為……而訓(xùn)斥某人。
4 yet following her regular practice，然而按照她的慣例。
這是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作方式狀語，修飾 had shut。
5 as clear as daylight，十分清楚。
6 it might be more prudent to have someone with her，有人陪伴她可能更謹(jǐn)慎一些。
it是形式主語，不定式短語 to have someone with her是真正的主語。
7 being careful to touch nothing是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作方式狀語，修飾 went through。
8 skeleton key，萬能鑰匙。
參考譯文
老婦人回到了她居住的公寓樓，心里很高興。去商店買東西把她搞得筋疲力盡；在回家的路上，她每走一步，就感到手里的籃子又重了一點。她乘上電梯后，只想著午餐和好好休息一下。但她到了自己的樓層走出電梯后，就把這兩件事忘了個干凈，因為她突然發(fā)現(xiàn)她家的大門開著。她心想明天上午一定要好好訓(xùn)斥那個干家務(wù)的幫手，她竟如此疏忽大意。但突然她記起來了，幫手是在她出去買東西之前走的，她還記得曾用了兩把鑰匙把大門鎖上了。她慢慢地走進(jìn)前廳，立即發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的房門都敞開著，而她記得在出門買東西前，她按老規(guī)矩是把房門一一鎖上的。她往起居室里看去，寫字臺邊一片狼藉。事情很清楚，在她外出時，竊賊曾闖進(jìn)家門。她第一個條件反射是到各個房間里搜尋一下竊賊，但轉(zhuǎn)念一想，像她這個年紀(jì)，好是找個人一起去。于是她到地下室去找看門的人。這時，她兩腿累得開始發(fā)抖，于是坐了下來，喝了一杯濃茶。與此同時，看門的人給警察掛了電話。此刻老婦人也鎮(zhèn)定了下來，準(zhǔn)備在看門人的協(xié)助下搜尋可能仍躲藏在她房里的竊賊。
他倆搜遍了每一個房間，小心翼翼地不接觸任何東西，因為他們怕妨礙警察尋找指紋。房間里的紊亂狀況是無法想像的。老婦人在這套公寓里住了30年，她又是個名副其實的收藏家。看來她的每一件東西都被翻了出來，并且被里里外外看了個遍。這樣一來，她倒是容易將那些幾年前就該扔掉的東西找出來了。過了一會兒，一位巡官帶著一名警察來了。她向他們講述了發(fā)現(xiàn)公寓遭劫的經(jīng)過。巡官開始搜尋指紋，警察經(jīng)檢查發(fā)現(xiàn)大門鎖頭并無撬過的跡象。由此可以證明，竊賊或者是用了萬能鑰匙，或者是翻越陽臺進(jìn)來的。巡官沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)指紋，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個裝有珠寶的、骯臟的紅包袱。老婦人說那不是她的。很明顯，闖進(jìn)這套公寓的竊賊那天并不是首次作案，而且他一定是受了驚嚇。巡官請老婦人在次日之前設(shè)法查清丟了些什么，并勸她幾夜之內(nèi)不要獨自一人在公寓過夜。老婦人覺得巡官大驚小怪，但既然看門人也同意他的意見，她只得打電話向女兒求援，說她碰到了一點兒小麻煩。
Multiple choice questions多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 The old lady's thoughts were on lunch and a good rest ______ .
a．because she had done so much shopping on her way home
b．a(chǎn)s she climbed the steps to the floor her flat was on
c．but the sight of the open front door put them both out of her mind
d．until she remembered she had gone shopping after the home help had left
2 When the old lady and the porter got back to the scene of the crime ______ .
a．he made her a cup of strong tea and then telephoned the police
b．they searched the rooms for any burglars who might not have escaped
c．they took care not to touch anything the burglars had touched
d．they waited for the police before going into every room in the flat
3 What made the police think the burglars had been disturbed?
a．They had been forced to leave the front door open.
b．There was no trace of their fingerprints.
c．They had made no attempt to disguise the fact they had been there.
d．They had left behind some jewellery which did not belong to the lady.
Structure
結(jié)構(gòu)
4 She was thinking that she ______ reprimand her home help…（1.6）
a．would have to
b．had to
c．was having to
d．has to
5 ----the room doors were open, yet she never went out ______…（11.9-10）
a．without shutting them
b．before she shut them
c．except to have shut them
d．in case they were not shut
6 ----so she went ______ to fetch to porter.（11.13-14）
a．down to the basement
b．below to his basement
c．form his basement
d．a(chǎn)long to the basement
7 At least it was not being made easier ______ out the things she should have discarded years ago.
a．than she sorted
b．that she sorted
c．for her to sort
d．sorting
8 ----locks had not been forced, ______that the burglars…（11.23-24）
a．which proved
b．by this proving
c．so that be proved
d．in that it proved
Vocabulary
詞匯
9 ----for thirty years and had hoarded ______…（11.18-19）
a．a(chǎn)nything of value
b．every conceivable article
c．quite a few items of interest
d．odd bits and pieces
10 ----and advised her not to stay ______ in the flat…（11.26-27）
a．single
b．on her own
c．lonely
d．selfish
11 The old lady thought he was ______ concerned.（11.27-28）
a．rather
b．quite
c．hardly
d．unduly
12 In describing the burglary as ‘a(chǎn) little spot of bother’, the old lady was ______.（1.29）
a．underestimating her losses
b．undercharging the burglars
c．underlining the evidence
d．understating the case
1 with every step of the way home，這里介詞 with引起的短語作狀語，表示“隨……（情況發(fā)生某種變化）”。
2 her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest，她只想著午餐和好好休息。
3 reprimand sb．for…，因為……而訓(xùn)斥某人。
4 yet following her regular practice，然而按照她的慣例。
這是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作方式狀語，修飾 had shut。
5 as clear as daylight，十分清楚。
6 it might be more prudent to have someone with her，有人陪伴她可能更謹(jǐn)慎一些。
it是形式主語，不定式短語 to have someone with her是真正的主語。
7 being careful to touch nothing是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作方式狀語，修飾 went through。
8 skeleton key，萬能鑰匙。
參考譯文
老婦人回到了她居住的公寓樓，心里很高興。去商店買東西把她搞得筋疲力盡；在回家的路上，她每走一步，就感到手里的籃子又重了一點。她乘上電梯后，只想著午餐和好好休息一下。但她到了自己的樓層走出電梯后，就把這兩件事忘了個干凈，因為她突然發(fā)現(xiàn)她家的大門開著。她心想明天上午一定要好好訓(xùn)斥那個干家務(wù)的幫手，她竟如此疏忽大意。但突然她記起來了，幫手是在她出去買東西之前走的，她還記得曾用了兩把鑰匙把大門鎖上了。她慢慢地走進(jìn)前廳，立即發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的房門都敞開著，而她記得在出門買東西前，她按老規(guī)矩是把房門一一鎖上的。她往起居室里看去，寫字臺邊一片狼藉。事情很清楚，在她外出時，竊賊曾闖進(jìn)家門。她第一個條件反射是到各個房間里搜尋一下竊賊，但轉(zhuǎn)念一想，像她這個年紀(jì)，好是找個人一起去。于是她到地下室去找看門的人。這時，她兩腿累得開始發(fā)抖，于是坐了下來，喝了一杯濃茶。與此同時，看門的人給警察掛了電話。此刻老婦人也鎮(zhèn)定了下來，準(zhǔn)備在看門人的協(xié)助下搜尋可能仍躲藏在她房里的竊賊。
他倆搜遍了每一個房間，小心翼翼地不接觸任何東西，因為他們怕妨礙警察尋找指紋。房間里的紊亂狀況是無法想像的。老婦人在這套公寓里住了30年，她又是個名副其實的收藏家。看來她的每一件東西都被翻了出來，并且被里里外外看了個遍。這樣一來，她倒是容易將那些幾年前就該扔掉的東西找出來了。過了一會兒，一位巡官帶著一名警察來了。她向他們講述了發(fā)現(xiàn)公寓遭劫的經(jīng)過。巡官開始搜尋指紋，警察經(jīng)檢查發(fā)現(xiàn)大門鎖頭并無撬過的跡象。由此可以證明，竊賊或者是用了萬能鑰匙，或者是翻越陽臺進(jìn)來的。巡官沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)指紋，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個裝有珠寶的、骯臟的紅包袱。老婦人說那不是她的。很明顯，闖進(jìn)這套公寓的竊賊那天并不是首次作案，而且他一定是受了驚嚇。巡官請老婦人在次日之前設(shè)法查清丟了些什么，并勸她幾夜之內(nèi)不要獨自一人在公寓過夜。老婦人覺得巡官大驚小怪，但既然看門人也同意他的意見，她只得打電話向女兒求援，說她碰到了一點兒小麻煩。
Multiple choice questions多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 The old lady's thoughts were on lunch and a good rest ______ .
a．because she had done so much shopping on her way home
b．a(chǎn)s she climbed the steps to the floor her flat was on
c．but the sight of the open front door put them both out of her mind
d．until she remembered she had gone shopping after the home help had left
2 When the old lady and the porter got back to the scene of the crime ______ .
a．he made her a cup of strong tea and then telephoned the police
b．they searched the rooms for any burglars who might not have escaped
c．they took care not to touch anything the burglars had touched
d．they waited for the police before going into every room in the flat
3 What made the police think the burglars had been disturbed?
a．They had been forced to leave the front door open.
b．There was no trace of their fingerprints.
c．They had made no attempt to disguise the fact they had been there.
d．They had left behind some jewellery which did not belong to the lady.
Structure
結(jié)構(gòu)
4 She was thinking that she ______ reprimand her home help…（1.6）
a．would have to
b．had to
c．was having to
d．has to
5 ----the room doors were open, yet she never went out ______…（11.9-10）
a．without shutting them
b．before she shut them
c．except to have shut them
d．in case they were not shut
6 ----so she went ______ to fetch to porter.（11.13-14）
a．down to the basement
b．below to his basement
c．form his basement
d．a(chǎn)long to the basement
7 At least it was not being made easier ______ out the things she should have discarded years ago.
a．than she sorted
b．that she sorted
c．for her to sort
d．sorting
8 ----locks had not been forced, ______that the burglars…（11.23-24）
a．which proved
b．by this proving
c．so that be proved
d．in that it proved
Vocabulary
詞匯
9 ----for thirty years and had hoarded ______…（11.18-19）
a．a(chǎn)nything of value
b．every conceivable article
c．quite a few items of interest
d．odd bits and pieces
10 ----and advised her not to stay ______ in the flat…（11.26-27）
a．single
b．on her own
c．lonely
d．selfish
11 The old lady thought he was ______ concerned.（11.27-28）
a．rather
b．quite
c．hardly
d．unduly
12 In describing the burglary as ‘a(chǎn) little spot of bother’, the old lady was ______.（1.29）
a．underestimating her losses
b．undercharging the burglars
c．underlining the evidence
d．understating the case