“Do” can be put in front of a verb to show emphasis. 在动词前加do表示强调。 e.g.

She does talk a lot, doesn’t she?

15. suppose: vt. believe; think; assume; imagine 认为；以为；假定；料想 e.g.

I suppose most people find that hard to believe. 我想大多数人都会觉得那难以置信。 You’re right, I suppose. 我想你是对的。

16. vacant: a. not filled or occupied; empty 空着的；未被占用的；空的 e.g.

a vacant room没人住的房间 vacant land空地

a vacant position空职

17. had too much: more than one can take, handle or endure 太过分，太糟糕，太不像话

e.g. Even so, it would be too much to say he was foolish. 即使如此，说他愚蠢也太过分了。

I give up. I’ve had too much. 我放弃。我受够了。

18. … said very politely that my name was Mark Twain and could I have — but he cut me short again:

said后面有两个宾语从句，my name was Mark Twain 和 could I have 。 从语法的角度看，第二个从句应使用间接引语if I could have。作者在这里使用直接引语could I have的目的是模仿当时说话的情形，以便和下文“但他又一次打断了我”更好地衔接起来。破折号表示尚未说出口的two tickets 19. helplessly /??????????/: ad. 无助地；茫然不知所措地 e.g.

Jenny shook her head helplessly, “It’s no use.” 詹妮无助地摇摇头说：“这没用。”

They looked helplessly at each other, not knowing what to do. 他们茫然地对视着，不知道该怎么办。

20. scene: n. happening or event that people can see 事件；场面；情景 e.g.

Taxies and buses were part of the street scene. 出租汽车和公共汽车是街景的一部分。

21. He must have heard your name well enough.: (exercise 7)

“must + have done” is a structure used for deductions about the past. must + have done 是一种用于推测过去情况的结构。 e.g.

Dad must have thrown the old newspapers away. 爸爸一定是把旧报纸都扔掉了。

The windows are open. Someone must have been in the room. 窗户都开着。肯定有人在房间里待过。 Questions about paragraph 2-5

7) Who finally invited Mark Twain into the sleeping car? The conductor

Language points in Para.2-5

22.just then: at the exact moment in the past 恰在那时 e.g.

I was about to call the children for dinner. Just then Anne ran in from the garden.

我正准备叫孩子们吃晚饭。恰在这时安妮从花园跑了进来。 23. notice /???????/: vt. become aware of; observe 注意到;察觉到 I wore one blue and one white sock all day and nobody noticed. e.g.

我一整天都穿着一只蓝色和一只白色的袜子，居然没有人察觉。 I wore one blue and one white sock all day and nobody noticed.

24. whisper v. speak softly without vibrating the vocal cords 低语，耳语，小声说 e.g.

She whispered to the nurse that she wanted something to drink. 她小声对护士说她想喝点什么。

25. at once: immediately; without delay 立刻，马上，立即 e.g.

He said he must go at once. 他说他必须马上离开。

When they arrived there, they set to work at once. 他们一到达就立即开始工作。

26. of service: useful; helpful 有用的；有帮助的 e.g.

I wonder if I could be of service to anyone in the office. 我不知道能否帮上办公室里什么人的忙。 This is where you can be of service to us.

这就是你能帮助我们的地方。

27. The perfect infinitive, such as “to have said,” usually indicates actions or events that took place in the past.

像to have said这样的不定式的完成时通常表示过去发生的动作或事件。本文中同样的用法还有接下去的一句：

Can’t imagine you to have been spoken to like that及第10段中的I am sorry to have said all those things to you on the platform.和I am glad to have come along with you.

28. a couple of: two; a small number of 一对；两个；两三个；几个 e.g.

Can you wait a couple of minutes while I make a phone call? 你能等几分钟吗？我想打个电话。

29. dispose : v. (~ + of + obj.) arrange; settle; deal with 安排；料理；处理 e.g.

He does not know how to dispose of his time. 他不知道如何安排自己的时间。 disposal : n. 安排；料理；处理

at sb.’s disposal: able to be used by sb.; available for sb. to use as he or she wishes 供某人使用；由某人支配 e.g.

I’m at your disposal the whole morning. 整个上午我听候你的吩咐。 The car was left at her disposal. 这辆车留给她用

Questions about paragraph 6-8

7) Who finally invited Mark Twain into the sleeping car? The conductor

8) Where did Mark Twain and his companion stay on the train? In the big family compartment.

9) How did the porter serve them on the train

He gave them his best service, trying to satisfy their every need.

10) Why did Mark Twain’s companion look rather ashamed when they were on the train?

Because he thought Mark Twain was right after all. He was sorry to have said that people wouldn’t care about Mark Twain. Language points in Para. 6-8

30. luxurious: a. supplied with luxuries; very comfortable 奢侈的；奢华的；

极舒服的

31. inside out: thoroughly; completely 彻底地 e.g.

Alfred, who wrote the story, knows the place inside out.

艾尔弗雷德，也就是故事的作者，对那个地方十分熟悉。 I searched the room inside out for the car keys. 为找车钥匙我把房间彻底翻了一遍。

32. If I had been without you, I should never have got a ticket: 这是虚拟语气，表示与事实完全相反的假设情况。

I didn’t say hello because I didn’t see you. If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

我没打招呼是因为我没看见你。如果我看见你的话，我肯定会打招呼的。 33. at this moment: right now 正在这个时候 e.g.

I will look at the papers, but not at this moment. 这些文件我会看的，但不是现在。

Jane sat down at the desk and began reading. At this moment the door opened and Jack came in.

简在书桌前坐下开始阅读。这时门开了，杰克走了进来。

34. recognize: vt. be able to identify (sb./sth. that one has seen, heard, etc. before); know (sb./sth.) again 认出；识别

These poisonous plants are rather hard to recognize. 这些有毒植物往往很难识别。

35, in a minute: very soon立刻，马上 Questions about paragraph 10-12

11) What was the reason that Mark Twain was invited onto the train? He was mistaken for the mayor of New York. Key points:

be to, platform, swarm, in one’s face, dignity, cut sb. short, turn one’s back on, expect, describe, bother, look around, helplessly, at one’s disposal, inside out, recognize, in a minute, etc.. Important structures:

1. You must have misunderstood him. /He may not have heard my name. 2. I’m sorry to have said all those things to you in the platform. 3. If I had been without you, I should never have got a ticket. Text A related exercises: