1. Mr. Fotheringay suddenly decided to consult Mr. Maydig，…
佛澤林蓋突然決定找梅迪格先生咨詢一下 ……
consult： 向 …… 請教，咨詢，查閱（字典）；與 …… 商量
You should consult with Mary about it. 你該和瑪麗商量那件事。
2.What I want to know is whether what I am going to do with it is a miracle or not.
我想知道的是，我把它（煙草缸）變來變?nèi)ミ@到底算不算奇跡。
do with ： 處置，對付
I don't know what to do with these used books. 我不知道如何處置這些用過的舊書。
do with 與 can 連用 ： 忍受 ， 滿意
I can't do with children’s cry. 我無法忍受孩子的哭。
3.…and presently he ventured to lean over the table and smell the violets.
接著它裝著膽子伏過身去，聞了聞桌子上紫羅蘭。
venture to do ： 大膽去做，冒昧去做，（正式）鼓起勇氣去做
Very few people venture to go out at night in a snow storm.
很少有人敢在暴風(fēng)雪晚上出去。
He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.
他決定冒險把他所有的錢都投到那個項目里去。
He ventured his life to rescue the drowning woman.
他冒著生命危險去救那個快淹死的婦女
4.Just told it—and there you are .
只要給個命令就行了。
I just said what I wanted to happen and this is t he result
There you are ： 在解釋或演示某件事時，用來表示事情很簡單。
You just put the food in it， switch on and press the button and there you are.
你只要把食物放進去，接上電源，按一下開關(guān)，這就行了。
5.…I knew no more that I could do things like that than you did. 我跟你一樣，也不知道我還能作這樣的事。
I knew that I could do such things as little as you did./ I was as ignorant of my miraculous powers as you were.
no more…than/not…any more than 與 …… 一樣（不） ……
I know no more about the British history than a ten-year old schoolboy.
關(guān)于英國歷史，我的知識和一個 10 歲的孩子一樣不多。
He is no more fit to be a minister than a pupil of grade two in a primary school.
他就如一個小學(xué)二年級的學(xué)生那樣不適合當(dāng)部長。
6.Mr. Maydig had followed all these changes with small cries.
梅迪格先生一直仔細地注視每一個變化，不時小聲地驚呼起來。
Each time Fotheringay worked a miracle， Mr. Maydig cried out in wonder.
7.What I am in need of advice for most is about Winch… 我最需要得到的咨詢是有關(guān)溫契的事 ……
I am most in need of your advice about what I shall do about Winch
in need of 需要
We are badly in need of water. 我們極需要水。
The house is in need of decoration. 這房子需要裝修。
8.But we'll leave Winch for a little ……We’ll deal with Witch a bit later. Let's discuss more important questions.
不過我們還是暫時把溫契的事放下
leave ******************/sth. for a little/while… 把 …… 先擱下（不談，不處置）
Let's leave our dispute about the matter for a while.
把我們對那件事的分歧暫時放一放。
9.And so， urged by Mr. Maydig， Mr. Fotheringay began to work miracles.
這樣，在梅迪格的催促下，佛澤林蓋先生就開始創(chuàng)造奇跡了。
urge ****************** on： encourage ******************. to do sth. 力 勸，催促，慫恿 ………（ 開始或繼續(xù)做 …。）
Urged on by his parents， he decided to participate in the Math Olympic competition.
在他父母的鼓勵下，他決定參加數(shù)學(xué)奧林匹克比賽。
The man's ambition urged him on to success.
那個人的雄心鼓勵他取得成功。
10………their sense of power grew， their imagination increased， and their ambition enlarged. 倆人的權(quán)力感擴張，想象力加強，野心膨脹。
They became more ambitious and more keenly aware of what Mr. Fotheringay's magic power could achieve； they thought of working greater miracles.
11.Mr. Myadig waved the Witch difficulty away ， and made a series of wonderful proposal.
梅迪格先生對溫契這個難題置之不理，而提出一系列絕妙的建議。
wave sth away/aside 駁回（建議，主張，觀點等）
He was so absorbed in his success that he waved all suggestions away.
他沉醉于自己的成功，對被人的建議置之不理。
He waved aside all our objections.
他駁回 我們 所有的反對意見。
proposal/plan/suggestion proposal 指的是正式提出的建議或意見，以供參考、接受或?qū)嵤┗蚓芙^予以考慮 .
China's proposal for the establishment of a free trade zone was greeted by the Southeast Asian countries.
中國 有關(guān) 成立自由貿(mào)易區(qū)的提議得到東南亞國家的歡迎。
suggestion ：意見，建議，提議，特指為了改進或解決某一問題而出建議，辦法等，但不一定正確，僅供參考。
He did it at the doctor's suggestion. 他是根據(jù)大夫的建議這么做的。
plan ： 計劃，規(guī)劃，方案
Our plan has been approved by the school authorities.
我們的計劃得到校方的批準。
12……The small hours found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay outside under the moon. 凌晨時分梅迪格先生和佛澤林蓋先生已來到室外月光之下，佛澤林蓋先生對自己的偉大不再發(fā)憷。Shortly after midnight， Mr. Fotheringay and Mr. Maydig went outside under the moon.
small hours： shortly after midnight， the very early morning.
（ a time/event） find ******************. +adj/prep phrase/doing （主要用于書面語） 在 …… 時某人處于某種狀況，或正在做 ……。
witness/ see （ a place/period of time）witness/see （an event/change………） 也有類似的用法
The past 30 years witnessed great development of friendly relations between China and African countries.
在過去 30 年里中國和非洲國家的友好關(guān)系得到巨大的發(fā)展。
Night found him lying o n the ground.
晚上他正躺在地上。
13.…got to be at business by night .我明天八點鐘還要上班呢。I am afraid I have to go back home. I have to start work by eight.
at business 上班 / on business 因公出差 / out of business 停業(yè)，失業(yè)，沒有生意
I have to be at busines s by 9 o'clock. 我得 9 點前上班。
He went to Britain on business. 他因公赴英國。
Continuous spread of SARS could put many tourist agencies out of business . SARS 的繼續(xù)流行會使許多旅行社關(guān)門歇業(yè)。
must （ can ， may ） be doing： 情態(tài)動詞 + 動詞進行式表示“應(yīng)當(dāng)正在 ……。 想必正在 ……”
It's past ten. I must be going home. 已過 10 點了，我該走了。
They can't be using the room now. 他們現(xiàn)在不可能在用這間房間。
14. …full of the sweetness of unlimited power. 看到自己有了無邊能量，他感到真是妙不可言。… enjoying the delight one feels of being able to do whatever one wants.
15.That's a bit tall . 這可有點離譜。That would be going too far./ That would be a little too difficult.
tall： （informal） difficult， impossible （口語）過分夸大的，離譜的
a tall order/story/tale 苛刻的要求，艱難的任務(wù) / 離譜的故事，吹牛
16.It isn't as if we were doing harm…… 我們這樣做又不是干壞事。No harm would be done.
It isn't （is） as if… 好像是
It isn't as if you did not know the matter. 你又不是不知道這件事的。
They talked so warmly with each other； it was as if they had known each other for many years.
他們談得那么熱烈，好像是已認識好多年了。
17.Immediately he was flying head over heels through the air at the rate of dozens of miles a minute.
他馬上就以每分鐘幾十英里的速度，在空中頭朝前飛動起來。
head over heels 頭向下，頭向前
He jump into the water head over heels . 他頭向下地跳進水里。
He was head over heels in debt. 他深深陷入債務(wù)中。
18.He thought in a second， and willed. “Let me down safe and sound .” 他想了一會兒，又說，“讓我平安落地吧?！?BR> safe and sound/safe and well： out of danger and unharmed. 平安；完全
When he returned home after an absence of one month， he found everything was safe and sound at home.
他離家一月后回到家里，發(fā)現(xiàn)家里一切平安。
Don't worry. The boys will return safe and sound.
別擔(dān)心，孩子們會平安回來的。
佛澤林蓋突然決定找梅迪格先生咨詢一下 ……
consult： 向 …… 請教，咨詢，查閱（字典）；與 …… 商量
You should consult with Mary about it. 你該和瑪麗商量那件事。
2.What I want to know is whether what I am going to do with it is a miracle or not.
我想知道的是，我把它（煙草缸）變來變?nèi)ミ@到底算不算奇跡。
do with ： 處置，對付
I don't know what to do with these used books. 我不知道如何處置這些用過的舊書。
do with 與 can 連用 ： 忍受 ， 滿意
I can't do with children’s cry. 我無法忍受孩子的哭。
3.…and presently he ventured to lean over the table and smell the violets.
接著它裝著膽子伏過身去，聞了聞桌子上紫羅蘭。
venture to do ： 大膽去做，冒昧去做，（正式）鼓起勇氣去做
Very few people venture to go out at night in a snow storm.
很少有人敢在暴風(fēng)雪晚上出去。
He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.
他決定冒險把他所有的錢都投到那個項目里去。
He ventured his life to rescue the drowning woman.
他冒著生命危險去救那個快淹死的婦女
4.Just told it—and there you are .
只要給個命令就行了。
I just said what I wanted to happen and this is t he result
There you are ： 在解釋或演示某件事時，用來表示事情很簡單。
You just put the food in it， switch on and press the button and there you are.
你只要把食物放進去，接上電源，按一下開關(guān)，這就行了。
5.…I knew no more that I could do things like that than you did. 我跟你一樣，也不知道我還能作這樣的事。
I knew that I could do such things as little as you did./ I was as ignorant of my miraculous powers as you were.
no more…than/not…any more than 與 …… 一樣（不） ……
I know no more about the British history than a ten-year old schoolboy.
關(guān)于英國歷史，我的知識和一個 10 歲的孩子一樣不多。
He is no more fit to be a minister than a pupil of grade two in a primary school.
他就如一個小學(xué)二年級的學(xué)生那樣不適合當(dāng)部長。
6.Mr. Maydig had followed all these changes with small cries.
梅迪格先生一直仔細地注視每一個變化，不時小聲地驚呼起來。
Each time Fotheringay worked a miracle， Mr. Maydig cried out in wonder.
7.What I am in need of advice for most is about Winch… 我最需要得到的咨詢是有關(guān)溫契的事 ……
I am most in need of your advice about what I shall do about Winch
in need of 需要
We are badly in need of water. 我們極需要水。
The house is in need of decoration. 這房子需要裝修。
8.But we'll leave Winch for a little ……We’ll deal with Witch a bit later. Let's discuss more important questions.
不過我們還是暫時把溫契的事放下
leave ******************/sth. for a little/while… 把 …… 先擱下（不談，不處置）
Let's leave our dispute about the matter for a while.
把我們對那件事的分歧暫時放一放。
9.And so， urged by Mr. Maydig， Mr. Fotheringay began to work miracles.
這樣，在梅迪格的催促下，佛澤林蓋先生就開始創(chuàng)造奇跡了。
urge ****************** on： encourage ******************. to do sth. 力 勸，催促，慫恿 ………（ 開始或繼續(xù)做 …。）
Urged on by his parents， he decided to participate in the Math Olympic competition.
在他父母的鼓勵下，他決定參加數(shù)學(xué)奧林匹克比賽。
The man's ambition urged him on to success.
那個人的雄心鼓勵他取得成功。
10………their sense of power grew， their imagination increased， and their ambition enlarged. 倆人的權(quán)力感擴張，想象力加強，野心膨脹。
They became more ambitious and more keenly aware of what Mr. Fotheringay's magic power could achieve； they thought of working greater miracles.
11.Mr. Myadig waved the Witch difficulty away ， and made a series of wonderful proposal.
梅迪格先生對溫契這個難題置之不理，而提出一系列絕妙的建議。
wave sth away/aside 駁回（建議，主張，觀點等）
He was so absorbed in his success that he waved all suggestions away.
他沉醉于自己的成功，對被人的建議置之不理。
He waved aside all our objections.
他駁回 我們 所有的反對意見。
proposal/plan/suggestion proposal 指的是正式提出的建議或意見，以供參考、接受或?qū)嵤┗蚓芙^予以考慮 .
China's proposal for the establishment of a free trade zone was greeted by the Southeast Asian countries.
中國 有關(guān) 成立自由貿(mào)易區(qū)的提議得到東南亞國家的歡迎。
suggestion ：意見，建議，提議，特指為了改進或解決某一問題而出建議，辦法等，但不一定正確，僅供參考。
He did it at the doctor's suggestion. 他是根據(jù)大夫的建議這么做的。
plan ： 計劃，規(guī)劃，方案
Our plan has been approved by the school authorities.
我們的計劃得到校方的批準。
12……The small hours found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay outside under the moon. 凌晨時分梅迪格先生和佛澤林蓋先生已來到室外月光之下，佛澤林蓋先生對自己的偉大不再發(fā)憷。Shortly after midnight， Mr. Fotheringay and Mr. Maydig went outside under the moon.
small hours： shortly after midnight， the very early morning.
（ a time/event） find ******************. +adj/prep phrase/doing （主要用于書面語） 在 …… 時某人處于某種狀況，或正在做 ……。
witness/ see （ a place/period of time）witness/see （an event/change………） 也有類似的用法
The past 30 years witnessed great development of friendly relations between China and African countries.
在過去 30 年里中國和非洲國家的友好關(guān)系得到巨大的發(fā)展。
Night found him lying o n the ground.
晚上他正躺在地上。
13.…got to be at business by night .我明天八點鐘還要上班呢。I am afraid I have to go back home. I have to start work by eight.
at business 上班 / on business 因公出差 / out of business 停業(yè)，失業(yè)，沒有生意
I have to be at busines s by 9 o'clock. 我得 9 點前上班。
He went to Britain on business. 他因公赴英國。
Continuous spread of SARS could put many tourist agencies out of business . SARS 的繼續(xù)流行會使許多旅行社關(guān)門歇業(yè)。
must （ can ， may ） be doing： 情態(tài)動詞 + 動詞進行式表示“應(yīng)當(dāng)正在 ……。 想必正在 ……”
It's past ten. I must be going home. 已過 10 點了，我該走了。
They can't be using the room now. 他們現(xiàn)在不可能在用這間房間。
14. …full of the sweetness of unlimited power. 看到自己有了無邊能量，他感到真是妙不可言。… enjoying the delight one feels of being able to do whatever one wants.
15.That's a bit tall . 這可有點離譜。That would be going too far./ That would be a little too difficult.
tall： （informal） difficult， impossible （口語）過分夸大的，離譜的
a tall order/story/tale 苛刻的要求，艱難的任務(wù) / 離譜的故事，吹牛
16.It isn't as if we were doing harm…… 我們這樣做又不是干壞事。No harm would be done.
It isn't （is） as if… 好像是
It isn't as if you did not know the matter. 你又不是不知道這件事的。
They talked so warmly with each other； it was as if they had known each other for many years.
他們談得那么熱烈，好像是已認識好多年了。
17.Immediately he was flying head over heels through the air at the rate of dozens of miles a minute.
他馬上就以每分鐘幾十英里的速度，在空中頭朝前飛動起來。
head over heels 頭向下，頭向前
He jump into the water head over heels . 他頭向下地跳進水里。
He was head over heels in debt. 他深深陷入債務(wù)中。
18.He thought in a second， and willed. “Let me down safe and sound .” 他想了一會兒，又說，“讓我平安落地吧?！?BR> safe and sound/safe and well： out of danger and unharmed. 平安；完全
When he returned home after an absence of one month， he found everything was safe and sound at home.
他離家一月后回到家里，發(fā)現(xiàn)家里一切平安。
Don't worry. The boys will return safe and sound.
別擔(dān)心，孩子們會平安回來的。