简析：关键词make a scene 大吵大闹，出洋相。
70.Dad’s face turned decidedly less red before he could bring out a “yes”.(NMET2000)
父亲在说出一声“是”之前,脸终于没有先前那么红了。
简析：迂回表达，心情如释重负。
71. Soon I heard a sound like that of a door burst in , and then a climb of feet.(NMET90)
很快我听到好象是门被撞进的声音，接着是一阵上楼的脚步声。
简析：that替代前而的sound。
72. Father took the still smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which killed the gorilla.(NMET90)
爸爸从我手里拿起那只仍冒烟的枪，又开了一枪，这才杀死了那只大猩猩。
简析：关键词fire another shot 又开了一枪。
73.It happened that father had sent us upstairs because he thought he would be able to lock the door—which was twenty feet away—before the animal reached it.(NMET90)
事情发生是这样的,爸爸先把我们送上楼，因为他原以为他能够在那个动物赶到之前(距离20英尺远)将门锁上。
简析：句型结构It happened that…事情发生是这样的…。
74. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought, as he admired himself in the mirror. (NMET91)
当他在镜子前自我欣赏时，他想他当然看上去很适合那个角色。
简析：关键词all right确实，无疑。
75. He put his head in his hands and tried to remember his lines, but nothing came to his mind. (NMET91)
他抱着头，尽力的想台词，但什么也想不起来。
简析：迂回表达nothing came to his mind=He remembered nothing.
76. In fact the more he watched the play, the more he felt himself part of it. (NMET91)
实际上，他越是观看这台戏剧，他越是认为自己已进入角色。
简析：句型结构the more…the more…越…越…
77. Instead she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, letting herself in through the back door.(NMET92)
反而，她在附近公园散步一会儿就回到家，她经过后门让自己进去的。
简析：分词短语letting herself in 作状语。
78. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.(NMET92)
她静下心来等，看会发生什么事。
简析：关键词settle down to do sth 静下心来做…
79. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door.(NMET 92)
她拿起那个装着开水的壶，悄悄地向门移动。
简析：现在分词短语作伴随状语。
80. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet.(NMET 92)
当那根铁丝掉在地上，哪只手缩回时，外面传来尖叫声，接着是逃跑的声音。
简析：三处被动语态间接描述小偷遭到的惩罚。
81. It wasn’t long before the police caught the thief.(NMET 92)
很快警察抓住了那个小偷。
简析：句型结构It wasn’t long before+从句，很快就…
82. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something covered with brown paper.(NMET 93)
接着，我注意到门旁一个高个子男人，拿着用棕色纸遮盖着的某种东西。
简析：含两个分词短语。
83. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun stuck out of his coat.(NMET 93)
转向下一个顾客，看见一杆枪从他的外套伸出来，我非常恐惧。
简析：过去分词短语作to see的宾补。
84.“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder “None of your excuses! Go start work at once! ” (NMET 93)
“史密斯!”经理用象雷一样的声音大喊，“你不要找借口!给我立即开始工作。”
简析：口语化的语言。
85. Waiting above the crowded streets, on top of a building 110 stories high, was Philippe Pettit.(NMET 94)
菲力浦帕底特在110层高的建筑物上，人群拥挤的大街上空等候。
简析：含倒装句型及分词用法。
86. Philippe took his first step with great care. The wire held Now he was sure he could do it.(NMET 94)
菲力浦非常小心地迈开第一步，钢丝绳承受住了，现在他确信他可以走钢丝了。
简析：关键词hold (vi) 承受。
87.And thousands of terrified(badly frightened)watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.(NMET 94)
成千上万感到很害怕的观众盯着看，他们的心跳很快。
简析：含with构成的介词短语。
88. Already she does many things a human being can do.(NMET 95)
她已经会做一个人能做的许多事情。
简析：含定语从句。
89. She even enjoys watching television before going to bed.(NMET 95)
她甚至喜欢在上床睡觉前看电视。
简析：含分词及动名词。
90. The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.(NMET 96)
衡量一个人真正品质的标准是看如果他知道他不会被别人发现的情况下他会做些什么事。
简析：表语从句中还含有虚拟语气。
91.Thirty years after being introduced to McCauley’s words, they still seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to measure ourselves rather than others. (NMET 96)
在我知道玛考雷名言三十年后，它对我来说仍是最好的人生准则，因为这句名言给我们提供了一种衡量我们自己而不是他人的方法。
简析：关键词introduce引见，例：Let me introduce you to the pleasures of wine-tasting让我给你说说品酒的乐趣。
92. Few of us are asked to make great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle, but all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. (NMET 96)
