第一、品嚼语段

But now she realized that she had seen him before．

但是她现在想起来,她以前曾见过这张脸庞。

He was one of the three walking brothers who had stopped their walk to admire the May－Day dance in Marlott a few years before．

几年以前,在马勒特村的五月节舞会上,有三个徒步旅行的兄弟曾驻足观看过,他就是三兄弟之一。

He had danced with some of the other girls but not with her．

那个和其他一些女孩跳过舞但没同她跳的人。

He had not noticed her and had gone on his way．

他没注意到她,又继续上路了。

For a moment she was worried that if he recognized her he might discover her story．

她一时忐忑不安起来,怕他认出她来后会得知她的经历。

But she soon saw he did not remember her at all．

但很快,她发现他根本想不起她来了。

Since she had seen him in Marlott,his face had grown more thoughtful．

自从她在马勒特见过他之后,他显得更深沉了。

He now had a young man's moustache and beard．

他现在蓄起了青年人的唇髭和络腮胡。

From the time he had spent milking one cow,he was clearly a beginner at dairy work．

从他挤一头牛花费的时间来看,对牛奶场的活儿,他显然是一个新手。

第二、语段精讲

1. He was one of the three walking brothers who had stopped their walk to admire the May－Day dance in Marlott a few years before．

短语注释：walking brothers：徒步旅行的兄弟 stop one’s walk：驻足，停住脚步

文法解析：who had stopped their walk to admire the May－Day dance in Marlott a few years before是限定性定语从句，修饰表示“人”且在从句中做“主语”的先行词“brother”。

2. He had danced with some of the other girls but not with her．

文法解析：这个句子是有表示转折的并列连词but连接的2个并列分词。在第二个分句中省略了同样成分且同样意思的词语：had danced（谓语成分）。

2. He had not noticed her and had gone on his way．

语言要点：go on one’s way：继续前行，继续上路

e.g. Annie goes on his way, driving car and turning on the radio. 安妮驾车继续上路，并且她打开收音机。

He thanked him profusely and then go on his way. 一再地向他道谢，然后继续上路。

3. But she soon saw he did not remember her at all．

语言要点：not at all：丝毫不......，一点儿也不......

I' m not at all satisfied with the present situation. 我对现状一点也不满足。

He was not at all nervous, for he knew what to expect. 他心里有底, 一点不慌。

4. Since she had seen him in Marlott,his face had grown more thoughtful．

描写手法：这句话中采用了肖像描写的手法“his face had grown more thoughtful（他的脸变得更为深沉）”揭露出当时社会底层人们艰辛的生活。

5. From the time he had spent milking one cow,he was clearly a beginner at dairy work．

语言要点：spend some time doing：花费时间做.......

e.g. He spend all the morning playing games online. 他一个早上在网上玩游戏。

语言要点2：a beginner in something：在......是个新手，对......还不熟练

e.g. You can see John is a beginner in computer. 你可以看得出约翰在电脑操作上还是个新手。

文法解析：he had spent milking one cow是限定性定语从句，修饰表示时间的且在从句中做时间状语的先行词time。这个引导从句的关系副词是可以省略的。