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經典語段：

On Oliver’s ninth birthday, Mr Bumble, the beadle, came to the house to see Mrs Mann.

奧利弗九歲生日的這天，執事班布爾先生來育嬰堂看曼太太。

Through the front window Mrs Mann saw him at the gate, and turned quickly to the girl who worked with her．

曼太太透過樓前的窗戶看見他站在大門口，慌忙轉向和她一起干活的女孩。

“Quick！Take Oliver and those others upstairs to be washed!” she said．

趕快！把奧利弗和其他孩子都帶到樓上洗洗！”她說道。

Then she ran out to unlock the gate. It was always kept locked to prevent official visitors walking in unexpectedly.

然后她匆忙跑去開大門。為了防止官方人員料想不及的來訪，這大門常常是鎖著的。

語段精講：

第一、詞匯精講

1. unexpectedly

釋義：the way of causing surprise because not expected

[adv.] 未料到地；突然地；突如其來地

范例：She died unexpectedly of a heart attack.

他死于突發心臟病。

2. wash

釋義：make (sb) clean in water or some other liquid

[vt.] 洗（某人）

范例：Go and wash yourself.

你洗個澡吧。

3. unlock

釋義：unfasten the lock of (a door, etc) using a key

[vt.]（用鑰匙）開（門等）的鎖

范例1：I saw him enter the room, unlock a drawer, take out a document, photograph it and put it back.

我看見他進了房間，打開抽屜的鎖，取出文件，照了相，然后又把它放回去。

范例2：She fail to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertion.

她雖然費盡力氣，仍未能將那保險箱的鎖打開。

4. prevent

釋義：stop or hinder sb/sth

阻止或妨礙（某人或某事物）

語法用法：~ sb/sth (from doing sth)

范例1：We shall have to take some measures to prevent the disease from spreading.

我們不得不采取措施防止這種疾病蔓延。

范例2：Nobody can prevent our getting married.

誰也阻止不了我們結婚。

第二、寫作語匯

1. at the gate：在門口

例句：Some young people were standing about at the gate.

有幾個年輕人閑站在大門口。

I told him to wait for me at the gate.

我讓他在大門口等我。

2. on one’s +序數詞 birthday：在某人幾歲生日的那天

例句：The first time I had sex was on my twentieth birthday．

我過二十歲生日時有了第一次性經歷。

Gifts and congratulations snowed in on his birthday.

他生日那天禮品和賀詞紛紛飛來。

3. turn to sb.：轉身朝向某人

例句：He turned to me from his office desk and complained a lot.

他從他的辦工桌轉向我，發了很多牢騷。

4. run out：跑出去

例句：Domestic animals run out of their stalls.

家畜從圈中奔出。

Did a little girl run out of here?

你剛才看到一個姑娘從這里出來了嗎 ?

其他語匯：

1. official visitors：官方訪客

2. unlock the gate：開門

3. walk in：步入，走進

4. through the window：透過窗戶

5. take sb. upstairs：把某人帶上樓

第三、語法講解

1. ...and turned quickly to the girl who worked with her．

要點解析：劃線部分是先行性定語從句修飾表示人的且在定語從句中做主語的先行詞girl，引導出定語從句的關系代詞who不可省略。

2. It was always kept locked to prevent official visitors walking in unexpectedly.

要點解析：劃線的詞locked是過去分詞做主語的補足語。