译林版牛津高中英语(必修3):Unit 1 The world of our senses-Reading(3)

The helpful stranger

热心的陌生人

Then she heard the sound again--soft footsteps¹ behind her.

接着，她又听到了那种声音--一在她身后响起的轻柔的脚步声。

A minute before, she had wished for someone to come along. Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still.

刚才她还盼望着能有什么人跟她这组走过来，然而现在她想到的是逃跑，只是由于恐惧她站在那里一动也不能动。

The footsteps seemed close now. Then a man's voice came out of the darkness.

脚步声这会儿好像近了。接着，黑暗中传来了一个男人的声音。

'Is anybody there?' Polly hesitated².

“有人吗？”波莉犹豫了一下。

At last she answered, 'Hello, I think I'm lost.'

最后，她还是说话了：“你好，我想我是迷路了。”

A few seconds later, a hand reached out and grasped her arm.

没过几秒钟，有一只手伸了过来，抓住了她的胳膊。

Polly found herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard.

波莉抬头看去，发现是一位长着络腮胡子的老人。

'Maybe I can help you. Which road do you want?' he asked.

“也许我能帮你。你要去哪条路？” 他问。

'I live at 86 King Street,' Polly replied.

“我住在国王街86号。” 波莉答道。

1 footsteps   

n.脚步（声），一步的距离，足迹；脚步（声）( footstep的名词复数 )；一步的距离；足迹

参考例句：

• the sound of footsteps on the stairs 楼梯上的脚步声
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

2 hesitated   

v.犹豫( hesitate的过去式和过去分词 )；吞吞吐吐；顾虑；停顿

参考例句：

• She hesitated before replying. 她犹豫了一下才回答。
• I hesitated a millisecond too long. 我几乎没犹豫。