He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out ofstock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of coursehe never did. How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performancesis quite beyond me.
Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle ofmud.
13.He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out ofstock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of coursehe never did.
他愛(ài)聽(tīng)售貨員說(shuō)他想像出來(lái)的那種東西暫時(shí)脫銷(xiāo),于是他就煞有介事地許諾改天再來(lái)光顧。當(dāng)然,他再也不會(huì)來(lái)了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):out of stock相當(dāng)于lack of,意思是“脫銷(xiāo)的。”
14.How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quitebeyond me.
我實(shí)在想像不出哈里在這些表演中是怎樣裝出一本正經(jīng)的樣子的。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):is quite beyond me的意思是“讓我不明白。”
15.Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottleof mud.
毋須暗示哈里就會(huì)向你講起他買(mǎi)下那瓶珍貴香水泥的經(jīng)過(guò)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:how引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句,交代explain的內(nèi)容。