《秘密花园》第三章第32段——Mary’s heart was beating fast and her hands were shaking(62)

The robin hopped on to an old climbing plant on the wall, and sang his most beautiful song. Suddenly the wind made the plant move, and Mary saw something under the dark green leaves. The thick, heavy plant was covering a door. Mary's heart was beating fast and her hands were shaking as she pushed the leaves away and found the keyhole. She took the key out of her pocket, and it fitted the hole. Using both hands, she managed to unlock the door. Then she turned round to see if anyone was watching. But there was no one, so she pushed the door, which opened, slowly, for the first time in ten years. She walked quickly in and shut the door behind her. At last she was inside the secret garden!

知更鸟跳到了墙上一株古老的攀缘植物上，唱起了它最动听的歌。忽然，风把植物吹动了，玛丽在深绿色的叶子下面看到了什么东西。那株粗壮而茂密的植物掩盖着一扇门。玛丽的心怦怦直跳，双手颤抖着拨开叶子，发现了一个钥匙孔。她从口袋里掏出钥匙，钥匙正好插进了锁眼。她用双手设法打开了门锁。然后她转过身，看看是否有人在注视。但一个人也没有，于是她推开了门，这扇门十年来第一次，缓缓地打开了。她快步走进去，随手关上了门。她终于进入了秘密花园！

一、单词

plant  /plɑːnt/ n. 植物 指墙上那株古老的“攀缘植物”。

most  /məʊst/ adv. 最 ，用于形容词“beautiful”前，构成最高级，表示“最动听的”。

sang  /sæŋ/ v. 唱（过去式） 是 sing 的过去式，描述知更鸟“唱起”歌的动作。

made  /meɪd/ v. 使得，促使（过去式） 是 make 的过去式，用于“make sb/sth do”结构，表示“风使得植物动了起来”。

leaves  /liːvz/ n. 叶子（复数） 是 leaf 的复数形式，指植物的“叶子”。

heavy  /ˈhevi/ adj. 茂密的，厚重的 ，形容植物枝叶繁密，不易被移动或看透的状态。

covering  /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/ v. 覆盖，掩盖， 现在分词，表示植物“正在覆盖着”一扇门的状态。

heart      /hɑːt/ n. 心，心脏

keyhole  /ˈkiːhəʊl/ n. 钥匙孔

climbing  /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ adj. 攀缘的，攀登的

managed  /ˈmænɪdʒd/ v. (manage 的过去式) 设法做到，成功完成

unlock    /ʌnˈlɒk/ v. 开…的锁

fitted    /ˈfɪtɪd/ v. (fit 的过去式) 适合；吻合；合身

二、词组和短语

hop on to：跳到…上

  表示（小动物或人单足）跳跃到某物表面。

  The sparrow hopped on to the windowsill to find some food.

麻雀跳上窗台寻找食物。

push away：推开；拨开

  表示用手或工具将某物从面前移开。

  She pushed away the branches to see the path clearly. （她拨开树枝以便看清小路。）

turn round：转过身

  表示改变身体方向，面向另一侧。也可写作"turn around"。

  I heard my name and turned round to see who was calling me.

我听到有人叫我的名字，便转过身去看是谁。

at last：终于，最后

表示经过一段等待或努力之后，某事终于发生。

  At last, the train arrived after a long delay.

在长时间的延误之后，火车终于到了。

三、 语法与句式

过去进行时

1. 概念：

过去进行时表示在过去某一特定时刻或时间段正在持续进行的动作。

2. 结构：

was/were + 动词的现在分词 (-ing形式)

was 用于第一人称单数 (I) 和第三人称单数 (he, she, it或者名字,比如Mary等)。

were 用于第二人称 (you) 和所有复数人称 (we, you, they)。

The thick, heavy plant was covering a door.

那株粗壮而茂密的植物正掩盖着一扇门。

4. 经典用法：

过去进行时常与一般过去时连用，用来说明当一件事（一般过去时）发生时，另一件事（过去进行时）正在进行。

Mary's heart was beating fast and her hands were shaking as she pushed the leaves away and found the keyhole.

当玛丽拨开叶子，发现了一个钥匙孔，她的心怦怦直跳，双手颤抖。

They were having dinner while we watched TV.

我们看电视的时候，他们正在吃晚饭。