SAT閱讀之Nothanger Abbey 片段賞析一

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Mrs. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. The season was full, the room crowded, and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could. As for Mr. Allen, he repaired directly to the card-room, and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee, Mrs. Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door, as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow; Catherine, however, kept close at her side, and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. Still they moved on—something better was yet in view; and by a continued exertion of strength and ingenuity they found themselves at last in the passage behind the highest bench. It was a splendid sight, and she began, for the first time that evening, to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance, but she had not an acquaintance in the room.

賞析：
艾倫夫人花了太長時間打扮,，以至于她們到達(dá)舞會時已經(jīng)很晚了，舞會正要開始,。舞會到處都是人,，她們不得不擠到人群中。艾倫先生說他要去棋牌室,，就把她們倆扔在門口讓她們隨波逐流,。比起她們自己是否舒適，艾倫夫人更在意新禮服的安全性,。艾倫夫人一邊留意新衣服,，一邊還要盡可能的穿過擋在門口的人,。凱瑟琳緊緊地挽住她，終于,，很“費”了一番功夫,，她們被人群擠進(jìn)了舞會。她們繼續(xù)往里走,，終于有一處不錯的地方映入眼簾,，通過持續(xù)的努力和靈巧勁兒，終于來到了最高的長椅背后的走廊上,。這是一個很不錯的地方,，,那天晚上,她也第一次感覺到自己是在舞會中；她開始渴望跳舞,但在房間里并沒有一個熟人,。

這一小段作者用struggle等詞語,，對舞會擁擠做了描述，也奠定了一個不愉快的基調(diào),，由于人多,，但又沒有認(rèn)識的人，反映出主人公內(nèi)心世界的一個狀態(tài),，為后文的對話和后續(xù)發(fā)展做鋪墊

SAT詞匯

gown: a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions 禮服

exertion: use of physical or mental energy; hard work 努力

ingenuity: the power of creative imagination 靈巧,，心思獨創(chuàng)

acquaintance：personal knowledge or information about someone or something 熟人，了解

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