Oliver Asks for More

　　The room① in which the boys were fed② was a large stone hall, with a large pot③ at one end④. The warden⑤， helped by two women⑥， served⑦ the soup from this pot at meal times. Each boy was allowed one bowl of soup and no more, except on special holidays when he was given another 60 grams of bread⑧. The bowls never needed washing⑨， as the boys cleaned them with their spoons, trying to eat every bit of⑩ soup⑪. This never took very long, as the spoons were almost as large as the bowls. When they had cleaned their bowls in this way⑫， they would sit staring at⑬ the pot with eager⑭ eyes⑮， as if they wanted to eat it. Boys usually have excellent appetites⑯. Oliver Twist and his companions⑰ slowly starved for three months until finally, they became quite wild with hunger⑱. 　　①in which为"介词＋关系代词"结构，in which the boys were fed是定语从句，修饰先行词the room。

　　②feed/fiːd/v.喂养；为......提供食品　③pot/pɒt/n.锅

　　④with a large pot at one end是with复合结构。

　　⑤warden/'wɔːdn/n.管理员

　　⑥过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰the warden。

　　⑦serve/sɜːv/v.端上(饭菜等)

　　⑧when引导的定语从句，修饰先行词holidays。

　　⑨need washing需要洗

　　该结构中用主动形式表达被动含义，还可表达为need to be washed。

　　⑩every bit of每一点　a bit of ...一点儿......

　　⑪as the boys cleaned them with their spoons是原因状语从句，其中trying to eat every bit of soup作cleaned的伴随状语。

　　⑫in this way用这种方式

　　同义词组：by this means/with this method

　　⑬stare at注视着，盯着　gaze at瞪着，怒目而视

　　⑭eager/'iːɡə/adj.热切的，渴望的　be eager for ...渴望......

　　be eager to do sth.渴望做某事

　　⑮现在分词短语staring at the ...作状语，表示伴随。

　　⑯appetite/'æpəˌtaIt/n.胃口；食欲　⑰companion n．伙伴，同伴

　　⑱become wild with hunger饿得发疯

　　其中become为连系动词，wild作表语，而with在此表原因。 　　奥利弗还要更多

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　　男孩们进食的场所是一间宽敞的大石厅，一口大锅放在大厅的一头。开饭的时候，管理员从锅里舀汤，有两个女人给他打杂。每个男孩只可分得一碗汤，决不多给，除非逢特别的节日，才可以再分到60克面包。碗从来不需要刷，因为男孩们用汤匙把碗刮得干干净净，试图喝掉每一点汤。这绝对花不了很长时间，因为汤匙几乎就有碗那般大了。他们这样把碗刮干净以后，就坐在那儿，眼巴巴地瞅着汤锅，似乎要把它也吞进肚子里。男孩们的胃口通常都很好。三个月以来，奥利弗·特威斯特和同伴们一起忍受着慢性饥饿的煎熬，到后来饿得都快发疯了。　　

　　There was one boy who was tall for his age, and was not used to⑲ being hungry all the time⑳， as his father had kept\s\up1(21(21) a small cook shop\s\up1(22(22). This boy told his friends that he had to have another bowl of soup each day. If he did not\s\up1(23(23)， he was afraid that one night he might eat the small young boy who slept next to\s\up1(24(24) him\s\up1(25(25). The tall boy had a wild, hungry look\s\up1(26(26) in his eye and everyone believed him. The boys had a meeting. They decided that one of them should walk up to\s\up1(27(27) the warden after supper that evening and ask for\s\up1(28(28) more food. They wrote their names on pieces of paper and picked one out\s\up1(29(29). It was Oliver Twist who was chosen\s\up1(30(30).

　　The evening arrived and the boys went to their places. The warden stood by\s\up1(31(31) the pot with his assistants in a line behind him\s\up1(32(32). The soup was served and disappeared down the boy's throats\s\up1(33(33). The boys whispered\s\up1(34(34) to each other, and those next to Oliver nudged\s\up1(35(35) him. Oliver, who was desperate\s\up1(36(36) with hunger and misery\s\up1(37(37)， rose from the table and walked towards the master with his bowl and spoon in his hand. Frightened by his own courage\s\up1(38(38)， he said, "Please sir, I want some more."

　　 　　⑲be (not) used to doing sth.(不)习惯于做某事

　　⑳all the time一直，总是

　　\s\up1(21(21)keep此处表示"经营"，相当于run。

　　\s\up1(22(22)who was tall ...all the time是限制性定语从句；as his father had kept a small cook shop是原因状语从句。

　　\s\up1(23(23)If he did not是条件状语从句。

　　\s\up1(24(24)next to (＝ close to)靠近，接近

　　\s\up1(25(25)who slept next to him是定语从句。

　　\s\up1(26(26)look n．表情，外貌

　　\s\up1(27(27)walk up to向......走去

　　\s\up1(28(28)ask for要求，请求

　　\s\up1(29(29)pick out挑选；认出

　　pick up(开车)去接；收听；(不经意)学会；好转

　　\s\up1(30(30)It was ... who ...为强调句式。

　　\s\up1(31(31)stand by站在......的旁边；支持

　　\s\up1(32(32)此处为"with＋宾语＋介词短语"构成的with复合结构，in a line(排)成一排

　　\s\up1(33(33)down one's throat向下通过某人的喉咙

　　\s\up1(34(34)whisper/'wIspə/v.低声地说；耳语

　　\s\up1(35(35)nudge/nʌdʒ/v.推开

　　\s\up1(36(36)desperate/'desprət/adj.绝望的

　　be desperate for渴望得到

　　be desperate to do sth.渴望做某事

　　\s\up1(37(37)misery n．苦难；痛苦

　　\s\up1(38(38)Frightened by his own courage作状语，意为"被自己的大胆吓了一跳"。