新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第49課 理想的仆人 (7)

　　After being absent from theGables for a week, my aunt unexpectedly returned one afternoon with a party ofguests and instructed Bessie to prepare dinner. No only was the meal well below theusual standard, but Bessie seemed unable to walk steadily. She bumped into thefurniture and kept m

　　19.After being absent from the Gables for a week, my aunt unexpectedly returned oneafternoon with a party of guests and instructed Bessie to prepare dinner.

　　一次，姑媽有一個星期沒在“山墻莊園”住。一天下午，她出其不意地回來了，帶來一大批客人，吩咐貝西準備晚飯。

　　20.No only was the meal well below the usual standard, but Bessie seemed unable towalk steadily.

　　結果，不僅飯菜遠不如平時做得好，而且貝西走起路來似乎東倒西歪。

　　語言點:not only放在句首，句子需要部分倒裝。

　　21.She bumped into the furniture and kept mumbling about the guests.

　　她撞到了家具上，嘴里還不斷咕咕噥噥議論客人。

　　語言點1:bump into不可理解為“撞進”而是“撞到”。

　　語言點2:mumble about的意思是“含糊地說”。

　　umbling about the guests.