Notes on the text課文注釋
1 air one's views on…，作“對(duì)……發(fā)表意見(jiàn)”講。
2 be attached to，喜愛(ài)，喜歡。
3 persist in doing sth，堅(jiān)持做某事。
4 free from dust，一塵不染。
5 Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants…句中的preside over是“統(tǒng)轄”、“指揮”的意思。由于她雇用過(guò)許多仆人，人數(shù)之多已可稱(chēng)作一支隊(duì)伍（army）；而由于她不斷解雇又不斷雇用，因此這支隊(duì)伍在一定程度上也就變得無(wú)形了。
6 refer to them as，把他們稱(chēng)作……。
7 what was…, an enlightened policy，算得上是一項(xiàng)開(kāi)明政策。in that是書(shū)面用語(yǔ)，作“因?yàn)椤薄ⅰ凹热弧敝v。
8 While she always criticized…，
while作“雖然”講，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句；to the end of her days，直到她去世前。
參考譯文
我的姑媽哈麗特好多年前就去世了，這倒是件好事。如果她活到今天，她將不能就她熱衷的話(huà)題“傭人”發(fā)表意見(jiàn)了。哈麗特生活在一個(gè)悠閑的年代，家務(wù)事都由雇來(lái)的傭人代勞。她在鄉(xiāng)下有一幢巨大雜亂的房子，叫作“山墻莊園”。她對(duì)這幢房子在感情上難舍難分。房子實(shí)在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然執(zhí)意長(zhǎng)年住在那兒。哈麗特姑媽年輕時(shí)，喜歡大擺宴席，招待賓客。我小時(shí)候常去“山墻莊園”作客。不管去多少賓客，大房子里總是收抬得干干凈凈。鑲木地板潔如明鏡，擦得發(fā)亮的銀器陳列在明亮的玻璃柜里，連姑夫的大量藏書(shū)也保存得很好，奇跡般地一塵不染。哈麗特姑媽統(tǒng)率著一支看不見(jiàn)的傭人大軍，他們不停地擦拭、清掃、刷洗。她稱(chēng)這些傭人叫“流動(dòng)人口”，因?yàn)樗麄儊?lái)去匆匆，所以我甚至都沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)知道他們的姓名。姑媽待傭人在當(dāng)時(shí)算是開(kāi)明的，從來(lái)不讓傭人每天工作超過(guò)8小時(shí)，但他們很難使她稱(chēng)心如意。她一方面總批評(píng)人的本性朝三暮四，另一方面她又持之以恒地尋找一個(gè)理想的傭人。即使在貝西大大地傷了她的心之后，她還在找，一直到她死去。
貝西在哈麗特家干了3年。在此期間，她贏得了姑母的賞識(shí)，甚至當(dāng)上了大管家。哈麗特不知該用什么言辭來(lái)贊揚(yáng)貝西的勤奮與高效。貝西除了有各種本領(lǐng)以外，還是一個(gè)烹飪大師。她擔(dān)任“理想仆人”角色3年之后，哈麗特終于發(fā)現(xiàn)了她有“小小的弱點(diǎn)”。，姑媽有一個(gè)星期沒(méi)在“山墻莊園”住。一天下午，她出其不意地回來(lái)了，帶來(lái)一大批客人，吩咐貝西準(zhǔn)備晚飯。結(jié)果，不僅飯菜遠(yuǎn)不如平時(shí)做得好，而且貝西走起路來(lái)似乎東倒西歪。她撞到了家具上，嘴里還不斷咕咕噥噥?zhàn)h論客人。當(dāng)她端著后一道菜——一大盤(pán)布丁——走進(jìn)屋來(lái)時(shí)，在地毯上絆了一跤。布丁飛到半空，從姑母身邊擦過(guò)，然后狠狠地砸在餐桌上。這件事引起了客人們的歡笑，但哈麗特卻著實(shí)嚇了一跳。她不得不認(rèn)定貝西是喝醉了?？腿藗冏匀粡呢愇鳛樗麄冮_(kāi)門(mén)那一刻起就看出來(lái)了，在好長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間里，即后這個(gè)亂子發(fā)生前，他們努力克制才沒(méi)笑出聲來(lái)。貝西當(dāng)即被解雇了。貝西走后，哈麗特姑媽發(fā)現(xiàn)在貝西以前用過(guò)的衣柜里整整齊齊地放著一堆堆形狀各異、大小不一的酒瓶子。這些酒瓶神不知鬼不覺(jué)地從酒窖來(lái)到了這里。
Multiple choice questions 多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解
1 In the days when the writer used to visit‘The Gables’ ______ .
a．his aunt would employ a great many servants whenever she invited guests
b．he always found the house spotlessly clean
c．he never stayed long enough to learn the names of the servants
d．his aunt was hard to please if her staff only worked an eight-hour day
2 Bessie was made responsible for the domestic staff ______ .
a．a(chǎn)s a result of her hard work
b．because she was loyal to my aunt
c．because she had such good qualifications
d．because my aunt trusted her
3 When the pudding crashed on the table, Aunt Harriet was horrified ______ .
a．to see how weak Bessie had become during her absence
b．because the guests all found the incident very amusing
c．because the pudding was not up to Bessie's usual standard of cooking
d．because it was only then that she realized how drunk Bessie was
4 After Bessie's dismissal, Aunt Harriet ______ .
a．still hoped to find a servant who would please her in every respect
b．was so disillusioned by Bessie that she gave up entettaining lavishly
c．found a great many bottles of wine in Bessie's wardrobe
d．could not understand how so many bottles had disappeared from her cellar Structure 結(jié)構(gòu)
5 ______ guests were present, the great house… (1. 9)
a．No matter the number of
b．Whatever many
c．Whoever the many
d．However many
6 Though my aunt pursued a policy, ______ , in those days, enlightened, in that she never allowed her domestic staff… (11. 14-15)
a．that it was
b．what was
c．which was
d．being
7 Bessie seemed ______ steadily. (11. 23-24)
a．impossible to walk
b．incapable to walk
c．incapable of walking
d．not possible for walking
8 ----came to the conclusion that Bessie had ______ . (11. 27-28)
a．been drinking
b．drunk
c．drank
d．some drinks
Vocabulary 詞匯
9 ______ Aunt Harriet in her praise of Bessie's industriousness… (11. 19-20)
a．Not a word was said by
b．Words were lost on
c．Words failed
d．Word did not come to
10 ----could not find words to praise Bessie's ______ and efficiency. (11. 19-20)
a．factory
b．hard work
c．dusting
d．business
11 She ______ the carpet and the pudding went… (1. 25)
a．fell over
b．slipped on
c．trespassed
d．stumbled on
12 ----and, ______ the final catastrophe, the guests had had a difficult time… (11. 28-29)
a．far in front of
b．much behind
c．well before
d．long ahead of
1 air one's views on…，作“對(duì)……發(fā)表意見(jiàn)”講。
2 be attached to，喜愛(ài)，喜歡。
3 persist in doing sth，堅(jiān)持做某事。
4 free from dust，一塵不染。
5 Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants…句中的preside over是“統(tǒng)轄”、“指揮”的意思。由于她雇用過(guò)許多仆人，人數(shù)之多已可稱(chēng)作一支隊(duì)伍（army）；而由于她不斷解雇又不斷雇用，因此這支隊(duì)伍在一定程度上也就變得無(wú)形了。
6 refer to them as，把他們稱(chēng)作……。
7 what was…, an enlightened policy，算得上是一項(xiàng)開(kāi)明政策。in that是書(shū)面用語(yǔ)，作“因?yàn)椤薄ⅰ凹热弧敝v。
8 While she always criticized…，
while作“雖然”講，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句；to the end of her days，直到她去世前。
參考譯文
我的姑媽哈麗特好多年前就去世了，這倒是件好事。如果她活到今天，她將不能就她熱衷的話(huà)題“傭人”發(fā)表意見(jiàn)了。哈麗特生活在一個(gè)悠閑的年代，家務(wù)事都由雇來(lái)的傭人代勞。她在鄉(xiāng)下有一幢巨大雜亂的房子，叫作“山墻莊園”。她對(duì)這幢房子在感情上難舍難分。房子實(shí)在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然執(zhí)意長(zhǎng)年住在那兒。哈麗特姑媽年輕時(shí)，喜歡大擺宴席，招待賓客。我小時(shí)候常去“山墻莊園”作客。不管去多少賓客，大房子里總是收抬得干干凈凈。鑲木地板潔如明鏡，擦得發(fā)亮的銀器陳列在明亮的玻璃柜里，連姑夫的大量藏書(shū)也保存得很好，奇跡般地一塵不染。哈麗特姑媽統(tǒng)率著一支看不見(jiàn)的傭人大軍，他們不停地擦拭、清掃、刷洗。她稱(chēng)這些傭人叫“流動(dòng)人口”，因?yàn)樗麄儊?lái)去匆匆，所以我甚至都沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)知道他們的姓名。姑媽待傭人在當(dāng)時(shí)算是開(kāi)明的，從來(lái)不讓傭人每天工作超過(guò)8小時(shí)，但他們很難使她稱(chēng)心如意。她一方面總批評(píng)人的本性朝三暮四，另一方面她又持之以恒地尋找一個(gè)理想的傭人。即使在貝西大大地傷了她的心之后，她還在找，一直到她死去。
貝西在哈麗特家干了3年。在此期間，她贏得了姑母的賞識(shí)，甚至當(dāng)上了大管家。哈麗特不知該用什么言辭來(lái)贊揚(yáng)貝西的勤奮與高效。貝西除了有各種本領(lǐng)以外，還是一個(gè)烹飪大師。她擔(dān)任“理想仆人”角色3年之后，哈麗特終于發(fā)現(xiàn)了她有“小小的弱點(diǎn)”。，姑媽有一個(gè)星期沒(méi)在“山墻莊園”住。一天下午，她出其不意地回來(lái)了，帶來(lái)一大批客人，吩咐貝西準(zhǔn)備晚飯。結(jié)果，不僅飯菜遠(yuǎn)不如平時(shí)做得好，而且貝西走起路來(lái)似乎東倒西歪。她撞到了家具上，嘴里還不斷咕咕噥噥?zhàn)h論客人。當(dāng)她端著后一道菜——一大盤(pán)布丁——走進(jìn)屋來(lái)時(shí)，在地毯上絆了一跤。布丁飛到半空，從姑母身邊擦過(guò)，然后狠狠地砸在餐桌上。這件事引起了客人們的歡笑，但哈麗特卻著實(shí)嚇了一跳。她不得不認(rèn)定貝西是喝醉了?？腿藗冏匀粡呢愇鳛樗麄冮_(kāi)門(mén)那一刻起就看出來(lái)了，在好長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間里，即后這個(gè)亂子發(fā)生前，他們努力克制才沒(méi)笑出聲來(lái)。貝西當(dāng)即被解雇了。貝西走后，哈麗特姑媽發(fā)現(xiàn)在貝西以前用過(guò)的衣柜里整整齊齊地放著一堆堆形狀各異、大小不一的酒瓶子。這些酒瓶神不知鬼不覺(jué)地從酒窖來(lái)到了這里。
Multiple choice questions 多項(xiàng)選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解
1 In the days when the writer used to visit‘The Gables’ ______ .
a．his aunt would employ a great many servants whenever she invited guests
b．he always found the house spotlessly clean
c．he never stayed long enough to learn the names of the servants
d．his aunt was hard to please if her staff only worked an eight-hour day
2 Bessie was made responsible for the domestic staff ______ .
a．a(chǎn)s a result of her hard work
b．because she was loyal to my aunt
c．because she had such good qualifications
d．because my aunt trusted her
3 When the pudding crashed on the table, Aunt Harriet was horrified ______ .
a．to see how weak Bessie had become during her absence
b．because the guests all found the incident very amusing
c．because the pudding was not up to Bessie's usual standard of cooking
d．because it was only then that she realized how drunk Bessie was
4 After Bessie's dismissal, Aunt Harriet ______ .
a．still hoped to find a servant who would please her in every respect
b．was so disillusioned by Bessie that she gave up entettaining lavishly
c．found a great many bottles of wine in Bessie's wardrobe
d．could not understand how so many bottles had disappeared from her cellar Structure 結(jié)構(gòu)
5 ______ guests were present, the great house… (1. 9)
a．No matter the number of
b．Whatever many
c．Whoever the many
d．However many
6 Though my aunt pursued a policy, ______ , in those days, enlightened, in that she never allowed her domestic staff… (11. 14-15)
a．that it was
b．what was
c．which was
d．being
7 Bessie seemed ______ steadily. (11. 23-24)
a．impossible to walk
b．incapable to walk
c．incapable of walking
d．not possible for walking
8 ----came to the conclusion that Bessie had ______ . (11. 27-28)
a．been drinking
b．drunk
c．drank
d．some drinks
Vocabulary 詞匯
9 ______ Aunt Harriet in her praise of Bessie's industriousness… (11. 19-20)
a．Not a word was said by
b．Words were lost on
c．Words failed
d．Word did not come to
10 ----could not find words to praise Bessie's ______ and efficiency. (11. 19-20)
a．factory
b．hard work
c．dusting
d．business
11 She ______ the carpet and the pudding went… (1. 25)
a．fell over
b．slipped on
c．trespassed
d．stumbled on
12 ----and, ______ the final catastrophe, the guests had had a difficult time… (11. 28-29)
a．far in front of
b．much behind
c．well before
d．long ahead of