It was about four in the morning before she could tear herself away from (tear sb away from…使忍痛离开某处…) the ball. Her husband had been dozing (/dəʊz/ 打瞌睡) since midnight in a little deserted (/dɪˈzəːtɪd/ 空无一人的) drawing room (客厅) with three other gentlemen whose wives were enjoying the dance．
He threw round her shoulders her cloak (/kləʊk/ 披风) for everyday wear, which looked strangely incongruous (/ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəs/ 不协调的) with her elegant ball dress, and anxious (/ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/渴望的)to escape the eyes of the other women in rich furs, she hurried down the staircase．
No cab (/kæb/ 出租车) was to be seen in the street, and, shivering (/ˈʃɪvə/ 颤抖,哆嗦) with cold, they trudged (/trʌdʒ/ 疲惫地走) on towards the Seine. At last, on the quay (/kiː/ 码头), they found an old, rickety (/ ˈrɪkɪti/ 摇晃的) cab rarely seen in Paris in the daytime. On reaching their dwelling (/ˈdwɛlɪŋ/ 住处), they climbed the stairs to their flat in gloomy (/ˈɡluːmi/ 阴暗的，沮丧的) silence．
She took off her garment (/ˈɡɑːm(ə)nt/ 一件衣服) before the mirror. She wanted to enjoy one more glance at herself, decked (/dɛk/ 装扮) in all her glory (/ˈɡlɔːri/ 赞颂). Suddenly she cried out in horror．
疑点解惑
原文：On reaching their dwelling (/ˈdwɛlɪŋ/ 住处), they climbed the stairs to their flat in gloomy (/ˈɡluːmi/ 阴暗的，沮丧的) silence.
一到他们的住处，他们就爬台阶到了死一般沉寂的公寓里。
其中，On doing sth, 表示“一…(就)…”。
Eg:
On arriving at the hotel, she called her mother.
一到酒店，她就给她妈妈打了电话。
On hearing the news, he left the office.
一听到那个消息，他就离开了办公室。
What was your reaction on seeing Jay Zhou?
一看到周杰伦，你啥反应呢？
作业
Mathilde Loisel hurried down the staircase to ____________________.
A. escape the eyes of the other women in rich furs.
B. meet her husband downstairs.
C. go home and look after her baby.
Mathilde Loisel didn’t take off the dress immediately and stood in front of the mirror because_______________________________.
A. she was too tired to do that.
B. she wanted to enjoy one more glance at herself.
C. she was waiting for her husband to help him.
A。B
中翻英：
1.一躺床上，我就睡着了。
On lying in bed,I fell asleep.
2.一下飞机，他就把电话开机了。
On getting off the plane,he turned on his mobile phone.
答案：
A. Mathilde Loisel hurried down the staircase to escape the eyes of the other. women in rich furs.
B． Mathilde Loisel didn’t take off the dress immediately and stood in front of the mirror because she wanted to enjoy one more glance at herself.
On lying on the bed, I fell asleep.
On getting off the plane, he switched on his mobile phone.
