I often visited TheGables when I was a boy. No matter how many guests were present, the great housewas always immaculate. The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silverwas displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle's huge collection of bookswas kept miraculously free from dust.

　　7.I often visited The Gables when I was a boy.

　　我小时候常去“山墙庄园”作客。

　　8.No matter how many guests were present, the great house was always immaculate.

　　不管去多少宾客，大房子里总是收拾得干干净净。

　　语言点:no matter how的意思是“不管怎样。”

　　9.The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed ingleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle's huge collection of books was keptmiraculously free from dust.

　　镶木地板洁如明镜，擦得发亮的银器陈列在明亮的玻璃柜里，连姑夫的大量藏书也保存得很好，奇迹般地一尘不染。