"It's only me' “是我，别害怕”

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying' It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.

10. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.

理查兹夫人不想吓唬这个可怜人，便赶紧躲到了楼梯下的小储藏室里。

语言点1:句子结构分析:本句中的not wanting to…是现在分词短语的否定式，作原因状语。

语言点2:本句补充完整为:Because she did not want to frighten the poor man,Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.

11. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.

她听见前门被打开，走廊里响起重重的脚步声。

语言点:句子结构分析:感官动词hear后接了两个宾语:the front door和heavy footsteps。形容词open（开着的）作宾语the front door的补足语。

12. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered.

突然贮藏门开了，一个男人走了进来。

语言点:句子结构分析:and连接两个并列的分句，前一个分句是被动语态，后一个分句是主动语态。