新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第49课 理想的仆人 (9)

　　The guests had, of course,realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before thefinal catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement. The poorgirl was dismissed instantly. After her departure, Aunt Harriet discovered that therewere piles of empty wine bottles of all shapes and sizes neatly stacked in what hadonce been Bessie's wardrobe. They had mysteriously found their way there from thewine cellar!

　　25.The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the doorfor them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying toconceal their amusement.

　　客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了，在好长一段时间里，即最后这个乱子发生前，他们努力克制才没笑出声来。

　　26.The poor girl was dismissed instantly.

　　贝西当即被解雇了。

　　语言点:be dismissed的意思是“被解雇”。

　　27.After her departure, Aunt Harriet discovered that there were piles of empty winebottles of all shapes and sizes neatly stacked in what had once been Bessie'swardrobe.

　　贝西走后，哈丽特姑妈发现在贝西以前用过的衣柜里整整齐齐地放着一堆堆形状各导、大小不一的酒瓶子。

　　28.They had mysteriously found their way there from the wine cellar!

　　这些酒瓶神不知鬼不觉地从酒窖来到了这里。