1. Mr. Fotheringay suddenly decided to consult Mr. Maydig，…

　　佛泽林盖突然决定找梅迪格先生咨询一下 ……

　　consult： 向 …… 请教，咨询，查阅（字典）；与 …… 商量

　　You should consult with Mary about it. 你该和玛丽商量那件事。

　　2.What I want to know is whether what I am going to do with it is a miracle or not.

　　我想知道的是，我把它（烟草缸）变来变去这到底算不算奇迹。

　　do with ： 处置，对付

　　I don't know what to do with these used books. 我不知道如何处置这些用过的旧书。

　　do with 与 can 连用 ： 忍受 ， 满意

　　I can't do with children’s cry. 我无法忍受孩子的哭。

　　3.…and presently he ventured to lean over the table and smell the violets.

　　接着它装着胆子伏过身去，闻了闻桌子上紫罗兰。

　　venture to do ： 大胆去做，冒昧去做，（正式）鼓起勇气去做

　　Very few people venture to go out at night in a snow storm.

　　很少有人敢在暴风雪晚上出去。

　　He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.

　　他决定冒险把他所有的钱都投到那个项目里去。

　　He ventured his life to rescue the drowning woman.

　　他冒着生命危险去救那个快淹死的妇女

　　4.Just told it—and there you are .

　　只要给个命令就行了。

　　I just said what I wanted to happen and this is t he result

　　There you are ： 在解释或演示某件事时，用来表示事情很简单。

　　You just put the food in it， switch on and press the button and there you are.

　　你只要把食物放进去，接上电源，按一下开关，这就行了。

　　5.…I knew no more that I could do things like that than you did. 我跟你一样，也不知道我还能作这样的事。

　　I knew that I could do such things as little as you did./ I was as ignorant of my miraculous powers as you were.

　　no more…than/not…any more than 与 …… 一样（不） ……

　　I know no more about the British history than a ten-year old schoolboy.

　　关于英国历史，我的知识和一个 10 岁的孩子一样不多。

　　He is no more fit to be a minister than a pupil of grade two in a primary school.

　　他就如一个小学二年级的学生那样不适合当部长。

　　6.Mr. Maydig had followed all these changes with small cries.

　　梅迪格先生一直仔细地注视每一个变化，不时小声地惊呼起来。

　　Each time Fotheringay worked a miracle， Mr. Maydig cried out in wonder.

　　7.What I am in need of advice for most is about Winch… 我更需要得到的咨询是有关温契的事 ……

　　I am most in need of your advice about what I shall do about Winch

　　in need of 需要

　　We are badly in need of water. 我们极需要水。

　　The house is in need of decoration. 这房子需要装修。

　　8.But we'll leave Winch for a little ……We’ll deal with Witch a bit later. Let's discuss more important questions.

　　不过我们还是暂时把温契的事放下

　　leave ******************/sth. for a little/while… 把 …… 先搁下（不谈，不处置）

　　Let's leave our dispute about the matter for a while.

　　把我们对那件事的分歧暂时放一放。

　　9.And so， urged by Mr. Maydig， Mr. Fotheringay began to work miracles.

　　这样，在梅迪格的催促下，佛泽林盖先生就开始创造奇迹了。

　　urge ****************** on： encourage ******************. to do sth. 力 劝，催促，怂恿 ………（ 开始或继续做 …。）

　　Urged on by his parents， he decided to participate in the Math Olympic competition.

　　在他父母的鼓励下，他决定参加数学奥林匹克比赛。

　　The man's ambition urged him on to success.

　　那个人的雄心鼓励他取得成功。

　　10………their sense of power grew， their imagination increased， and their ambition enlarged. 俩人的权力感扩张，想象力加强，野心膨胀。

　　They became more ambitious and more keenly aware of what Mr. Fotheringay's magic power could achieve； they thought of working greater miracles.

　　11.Mr. Myadig waved the Witch difficulty away ， and made a series of wonderful proposal.

　　梅迪格先生对温契这个难题置之不理，而提出一系列绝妙的建议。

　　wave sth away/aside 驳回（建议，主张，观点等）

　　He was so absorbed in his success that he waved all suggestions away.

　　他沉醉于自己的成功，对被人的建议置之不理。

　　He waved aside all our objections.

　　他驳回 我们 所有的反对意见。

　　proposal/plan/suggestion 　　proposal 指的是正式提出的建议或意见，以供参考、接受或实施或拒绝予以考虑 .

　　China's proposal for the establishment of a free trade zone was greeted by the Southeast Asian countries.

　　中国 有关 成立自由贸易区的提议得到东南亚国家的欢迎。

　　suggestion ：意见，建议，提议，特指为了改进或解决某一问题而出建议，办法等，但不一定正确，仅供参考。

　　He did it at the doctor's suggestion. 他是根据大夫的建议这么做的。

　　plan ： 计划，规划，方案

　　Our plan has been approved by the school authorities.

　　我们的计划得到校方的批准。

　　12……The small hours found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay outside under the moon. 凌晨时分梅迪格先生和佛泽林盖先生已来到室外月光之下，佛泽林盖先生对自己的伟大不再发憷。Shortly after midnight， Mr. Fotheringay and Mr. Maydig went outside under the moon.

　　small hours： shortly after midnight， the very early morning.

　　（ a time/event） find ******************. +adj/prep phrase/doing （主要用于书面语）　　在 …… 时某人处于某种状况，或正在做 ……。

　　witness/ see （ a place/period of time）witness/see （an event/change………） 也有类似的用法

　　The past 30 years witnessed great development of friendly relations between China and African countries.

　　在过去 30 年里中国和非洲国家的友好关系得到巨大的发展。

　　Night found him lying o n the ground.

　　晚上他正躺在地上。

　　13.…got to be at business by night .我明天八点钟还要上班呢。I am afraid I have to go back home. I have to start work by eight.

　　at business 上班 / on business 因公出差 / out of business 停业，失业，没有生意

　　I have to be at busines s by 9 o'clock. 我得 9 点前上班。

　　He went to Britain on business. 他因公赴英国。

　　Continuous spread of SARS could put many tourist agencies out of business . SARS 的继续流行会使许多旅行社关门歇业。

　　must （ can ， may ） be doing： 情态动词 + 动词进行式表示“应当正在 ……。 想必正在 ……”

　　It's past ten. I must be going home. 已过 10 点了，我该走了。

　　They can't be using the room now. 他们现在不可能在用这间房间。

　　14. …full of the sweetness of unlimited power. 看到自己有了无边能量，他感到真是妙不可言。… enjoying the delight one feels of being able to do whatever one wants.

　　15.That's a bit tall . 这可有点离谱。That would be going too far./ That would be a little too difficult.

　　tall： （informal） difficult， impossible （口语）过分夸大的，离谱的

　　a tall order/story/tale 苛刻的要求，艰难的任务 / 离谱的故事，吹牛

　　16.It isn't as if we were doing harm…… 我们这样做又不是干坏事。No harm would be done.

　　It isn't （is） as if… 好像是

　　It isn't as if you did not know the matter. 你又不是不知道这件事的。

　　They talked so warmly with each other； it was as if they had known each other for many years.

　　他们谈得那么热烈，好像是已认识好多年了。

　　17.Immediately he was flying head over heels through the air at the rate of dozens of miles a minute.

　　他马上就以每分钟几十英里的速度，在空中头朝前飞动起来。

　　head over heels 头向下，头向前

　　He jump into the water head over heels . 他头向下地跳进水里。

　　He was head over heels in debt. 他深深陷入债务中。

　　18.He thought in a second， and willed. “Let me down safe and sound .” 他想了一会儿，又说，“让我平安落地吧。”

　　safe and sound/safe and well： out of danger and unharmed. 平安；完全

　　When he returned home after an absence of one month， he found everything was safe and sound at home.

　　他离家一月后回到家里，发现家里一切平安。

　　Don't worry. The boys will return safe and sound.

　　别担心，孩子们会平安回来的。