Notes on the text課文注釋
1 air one's views on…，作“對……發(fā)表意見”講。
2 be attached to，喜愛，喜歡。
3 persist in doing sth，堅持做某事。
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。由于她雇用過許多仆人，人數之多已可稱作一支隊伍（army）；而由于她不斷解雇又不斷雇用，因此這支隊伍在一定程度上也就變得無形了。
6 refer to them as，把他們稱作……。
7 what was…, an enlightened policy，算得上是一項開明政策。in that是書面用語，作“因為”、“既然”講。
8 While she always criticized…，
while作“雖然”講，引導讓步狀語從句；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題“傭人”發(fā)表意見了。哈麗特生活在一個悠閑的年代，家務事都由雇來的傭人代勞。她在鄉(xiāng)下有一幢巨大雜亂的房子，叫作“山墻莊園”。她對這幢房子在感情上難舍難分。房子實在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然執(zhí)意長年住在那兒。哈麗特姑媽年輕時，喜歡大擺宴席，招待賓客。我小時候常去“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)率著一支看不見的傭人大軍，他們不停地擦拭、清掃、刷洗。她稱這些傭人叫“流動人口”，因為他們來去匆匆，所以我甚至都沒有機會知道他們的姓名。姑媽待傭人在當時算是開明的，從來不讓傭人每天工作超過8小時，但他們很難使她稱心如意。她一方面總批評人的本性朝三暮四，另一方面她又持之以恒地尋找一個理想的傭人。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，甚至當上了大管家。哈麗特不知該用什么言辭來贊揚貝西的勤奮與高效。貝西除了有各種本領以外，還是一個烹飪大師。她擔任“理想仆人”角色3年之后，哈麗特終于發(fā)現了她有“小小的弱點”。，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。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。她撞到了家具上，嘴里還不斷咕咕噥噥議論客人。當她端著后一道菜——一大盤布丁——走進屋來時，在地毯上絆了一跤。布丁飛到半空，從姑母身邊擦過，然后狠狠地砸在餐桌上。這件事引起了客人們的歡笑，但哈麗特卻著實嚇了一跳。她不得不認定貝西是喝醉了?？腿藗冏匀粡呢愇鳛樗麄冮_門那一刻起就看出來了，在好長一段時間里，即后這個亂子發(fā)生前，他們努力克制才沒笑出聲來。貝西當即被解雇了。貝西走后，哈麗特姑媽發(fā)現在貝西以前用過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地從酒窖來到了這里。
Multiple choice questions 多項選擇題
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．as 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 結構
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……發(fā)表意見”講。
2 be attached to，喜愛，喜歡。
3 persist in doing sth，堅持做某事。
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。由于她雇用過許多仆人，人數之多已可稱作一支隊伍（army）；而由于她不斷解雇又不斷雇用，因此這支隊伍在一定程度上也就變得無形了。
6 refer to them as，把他們稱作……。
7 what was…, an enlightened policy，算得上是一項開明政策。in that是書面用語，作“因為”、“既然”講。
8 While she always criticized…，
while作“雖然”講，引導讓步狀語從句；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題“傭人”發(fā)表意見了。哈麗特生活在一個悠閑的年代，家務事都由雇來的傭人代勞。她在鄉(xiāng)下有一幢巨大雜亂的房子，叫作“山墻莊園”。她對這幢房子在感情上難舍難分。房子實在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然執(zhí)意長年住在那兒。哈麗特姑媽年輕時，喜歡大擺宴席，招待賓客。我小時候常去“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)率著一支看不見的傭人大軍，他們不停地擦拭、清掃、刷洗。她稱這些傭人叫“流動人口”，因為他們來去匆匆，所以我甚至都沒有機會知道他們的姓名。姑媽待傭人在當時算是開明的，從來不讓傭人每天工作超過8小時，但他們很難使她稱心如意。她一方面總批評人的本性朝三暮四，另一方面她又持之以恒地尋找一個理想的傭人。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，甚至當上了大管家。哈麗特不知該用什么言辭來贊揚貝西的勤奮與高效。貝西除了有各種本領以外，還是一個烹飪大師。她擔任“理想仆人”角色3年之后，哈麗特終于發(fā)現了她有“小小的弱點”。，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。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。她撞到了家具上，嘴里還不斷咕咕噥噥議論客人。當她端著后一道菜——一大盤布丁——走進屋來時，在地毯上絆了一跤。布丁飛到半空，從姑母身邊擦過，然后狠狠地砸在餐桌上。這件事引起了客人們的歡笑，但哈麗特卻著實嚇了一跳。她不得不認定貝西是喝醉了?？腿藗冏匀粡呢愇鳛樗麄冮_門那一刻起就看出來了，在好長一段時間里，即后這個亂子發(fā)生前，他們努力克制才沒笑出聲來。貝西當即被解雇了。貝西走后，哈麗特姑媽發(fā)現在貝西以前用過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地從酒窖來到了這里。
Multiple choice questions 多項選擇題
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．as 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 結構
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