"It's no use you being in love with him any more than me,Retty Priddle," said Marian, the eldest．

 

“蕾蒂·普里德尔,你爱上他也没有用,这一点跟我一样,”年龄最大的玛丽安说道。

 

"There he is again！"cried lzz Huett, a pale girl with dark hair．" I would just marry him tomorrow if he asked me,"said Marian, blushing．

 

“他又来啦！”伊茨·休爱特叫道,她是一个皮肤白、头发黑的姑娘。

 

"So would I, and more,"murmured Izz．

 

“如果他向我求婚的话,我愿意明天就嫁给他。”玛丽安红着脸说道。

 

"And I too,"whispered Retty shyly．

 

“我也是,而且更愿意。”伊茨轻轻说道。

 

"We can't all marry him,"said Izz．

 

“我也愿意,”蕾蒂羞涩地细声说。

 

"We can't anyway,"said Marian．"He likes Tess Durbeyfield best． I've watched him every day and found it out．"

 

“我们不能都嫁给他。”伊茨说。“我们都不可能,”玛丽安说道,“他喜欢苔丝·德北。我一直天天观察他,我看出来的。”

 

There was a thoughtful silence．

 

大家都默不作声地想着什么。

 

第二、语段精讲

 

1. "It's no use you being in love with him any more than me,Retty Priddle," said Marian, the eldest．

 

文法解析：it是形式主语，you being in love with him any more than me是独立主格做真实主语。主格独立主格结构是“主格名词+形容词”，主语+being+adj.。例如：

 

His mother being ill, he had to stay home to look after her.他的妈妈病了，他不得不呆在家中照顾她。

 

文法解析：the+形容词最高级则可以做名词用。文中是the加上old的最高级eldest，意思是“年龄最大的人”。

 

写作句库：You are love with her any more than me. 你比我爱他爱得更多。

 

写作句型：It is no use doing something. 做某事没有用。例如：

 

It is no use crying. 哭是没有用的。

 

2. "There he is again！"cried lzz Huett, a pale girl with dark hair．

 

文法解析：a pale girl with dark hair是做lzz Huett的同位语，补充描述这个女挤奶员的肖像。脸色是苍白的，头发是黑色的。With dark hair是介词短语作定语修饰girl。

 

文法解析：当一个句子中的谓语是系动词，表语是副词here或者是there，句子可以使用倒桩结构。文中的“There he is.”就是采用了倒桩结构，这个结构是：here/there+系动词+主语。

 

3. " I would just marry him tomorrow if he asked me,"said Marian, blushing．

 

文法解析：blushing是现在分词作伴随状况状语，Marian在“说”这动作发生时，同时出现脸发红的状态。

 

4. I've watched him every day and found it out．

 

词汇注释：watch在这里的意思是“关注，注意”。例如：

 

She had a feeling that she was being watched. 她觉得有人监视她。

 

短语注释：find sth. out的意思是“发现......”。例如：

 

A spy used cunning means to find out secrets. 间谍使用狡猾的手段获取机密。

 

Jill will find out your secret — she never misses a trick! 吉尔会发现你的秘密——她很机警!