Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L13(2)："It's only me”

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 storeroom 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 cry and jumped back several paces.

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

storeroom  储藏室

electricity  电     Electricity Board 电力公司

metre [ˈmiːtər] 电表

let out  发出（声音） let out a cry 大喊一声

pace  一步

flee [fliː] 逃走    过去式 fled

slam [slæm]  砰地关上，使劲一推;猛劲一摔

今天认真、积极学习的劲头又回来了。思想真是起起伏伏。趁着这股劲儿在，往前多复习了几课。