1.in astonishment　　　　　惊讶地，吃惊地

2.no sooner ...than ... 刚一......就

3.stare at 瞅，凝视，盯着看

4.hold on to 抓紧，握紧

5.disagree with 不同意

6.in a ...voice 用......声音(说)，......声地

7.hit sb. on the head 打某人的头

8.pick out 挑选出

9.be desperate with 因......而绝望

10.be cruel to 对......残酷 1.serve the soup　　　　　　端上汤

2.at meal times 在吃饭的时间

3.on special holidays 在特别假期

4.with eager eyes 用渴望的眼睛

5.have excellent appetites 胃口很好

6.become quite wild with hunger

因为饥饿而变得发疯

7.ask for more food 要更多吃的东西

8.rise from the table 从桌旁站起来

9.in great excitement 十分激动地 　　三、这样记句式

先背熟 再悟通 后仿用 1.The warden stood by the pot with his assistants in a line behind him.

管理员站在锅边，打下手的人排成一行站在他的身后。 with复合结构，his assistants是宾语，in a line behind him是宾补。 The girl walked to her mother with_a_bunch_of_flowers_in_her_hands.

那女孩手捧一束花向她妈妈走去。 2.No sooner had the boy spoken these words than the warden hit him on the head with the soup spoon.

男孩儿的话刚出口，管理员就拿起汤匙敲了他的头。 no sooner ...than ..."刚一......就......"；no sooner后常用过去完成时态。 No_sooner_had_he_done_it than he knew he had made a mistake.

他刚一做完就知道自己犯了一个错误。 3.The managers of the workhouse were having a meeting when Mr Bumble rushed into the room in great excitement.

济贫院的理事们正在开会，本伯先生冲进房间，情绪十分激动。 be doing ...when ..."正在做......这时......"when作并列连词。 The children were_playing_football_on_the_playground_when it began to rain.

孩子们正在操场上踢足球，这时突然下雨了。 4.I never was more sure of anything in my life - that boy will be hanged.

这辈子我还没有对什么事情这么肯定过呢--那个男孩子将会被吊死。 句中形容词比较级more sure与否定词never连用，表示最高级的意义。 I_have_never_read_a_better_book_than this one.

我从未读过比这本书更好的书。