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60 The Future

At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: 'A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman (you know well) will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That is all.' As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 'Where have you been hiding?' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already.' As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.

在一个乡村集市上，我决定去拜访一位称作别林斯基夫人的算命人。我走进她的帐篷，她叫我坐下。 我给了她一些钱后，她便查看着一个水晶球说道："您的一个亲戚就要来看您了。 她将于今天傍晚到达，并准备住上几天。您一走出这个帐篷，就会大吃一惊。 一位您很熟悉的女人将向您冲来。她会对您说点什么，然后带您离开这个地方。就是这些。" 我一走出帐篷，就把别林斯基夫人给我算卦的事忘得一干二净了，因为我的妻子正匆匆向我跑来。 "你躲到哪儿去了？"她不耐烦地问。"再有不到一个小时你姐姐就要到这儿了，我们得去车站接她。现在就已经晚了。" 当她走开时，我也跟着她出了集市。

Words

  • fair /fɛr/ adj. 市集
    1. at a village fair…
    2. Can you return this to me at that village fair tomorrow?（L45）
    3. No one could account for the fact everything at that village fair is much more expensive.（L46）
    4. I heard him singing at a village fair last week.（L47）
  • fortune-teller /ˈfɔrtʃən ˌtɛlɚ/ n. 算命先生
    1. It is said that the fortune-teller at the village fair can tell you everything you don’t even know about yourself.（L58）
    2. It was at the village fair that I met the fortune-teller last week.（L58）
    3. A number of “fortune-tellers” were caught by the police last month.（L58）
  • tent /tɛnt/ 帐篷
  • crystal /ˈkrɪstəl/ n. 水晶的
    1. I got this crystal ball from a fortune-teller at a village fair.
    2. I think everything's crystal clear.（L39）
  • impatiently /ˌɪmˈpeʃəntli/ adv. 不耐烦地;
    1. “Can you give me a lift” he asked impatiently.
    2. He waited impatiently at the village fair.
    3. You have a habit of asking for help impatiently.
  • relation /rɪˈleʃən/ n. 亲戚
    1. a relation of yours…
    2. He left work early so that he could pick up a relation of his at the train station.（L60）

Expressions

  • the moment = as soon as 主将从现