‘I won't let that boy come to the garden if you stay with him instead of talking to me!’
Mary suddenly became very angry. ‘If you send Dickon away, I'll never come into this room again!’
‘You'l have to, if I say so. I'll make the servants bring you in here.’
“如果你和他待在一起而不来陪我说话，我就不让那个男孩进花园了！”
玛丽突然变得非常愤怒。“如果你把狄肯赶走，我就再也不进这个房间了！”
“如果我这么吩咐，你就非来不可。我会让仆人把你带进来的。”
一、单词
instead of /ɪnˈsted əv/
prep. 代替；而不是
servants /ˈsɜːvənts/
n. 仆人，佣人（复数）
suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ adv. 突然
send/send/ v. 送；派遣；发送
never/ˈnevə(r)/ adv. 从不
away/əˈweɪ/ adv. 离开；远离
angry/ˈæŋɡri/ adj. 生气的
became/bɪˈkeɪm/ v. 变得（become的过去式）
talking/ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ v. 谈话（talk的现在分词）
bring/brɪŋ/ v. 带来；拿来
二、词组
1. stay with (sb.) 和（某人）待在一起
The little girl was too shy to stay with strangers.
那个小女孩太害羞了，不愿意和陌生人待在一起。
2. send (sb.) away 把（某人）赶走；遣走
The manager had to send the angry customer away to avoid a scene.
经理不得不把那位愤怒的顾客请走，以免发生冲突。
3. come into (a place) 进入（某地）
Please take off your shoes before you come into the house.
请脱鞋后再进入屋子。
4. make sb. do sth. 迫使某人做某事
The strict teacher made the students repeat the exercise ten times.
严格的老师让学生们把练习重复做了十遍。
一、选词填空
（instead of,servants, stay with, send away）
1. I prefer tea _______ coffee in the morning.
2. In the past, wealthy families often had many _______.
3. Could you please _______ the children while I go shopping?
4. The shelter cannot _______ any stray animal; they try to help them all.
二、根据原文判断正误 (T/F)
1. Mary is angry because she doesn‘t like Dickon.
2. Mary threatens never to enter the room again if Dickon is sent away.
3. The other speaker believes Mary has a choice and can refuse to come.
4. The other speaker plans to use force (through servants) to make Mary come.
三、句子改写（使用括号内提示的词组）
1. You must wait here with me. (stay with)
2. If you tell him to leave, he will be very upset. (send away)
3. The noise forced me to wake up. (make sb. do sth.)
练习答案：
一、
1. instead of
2. servants
3. stay with
4. send away
二、
1. F （玛丽生气是因为对方威胁要赶走狄肯，并非她不喜欢狄肯。）
2. T
3. F （对方认为玛丽没有选择，可以强迫她来。）
4. T
三、
1. You must stay with me here.
2. If you send him away, he will be very upset.
3. The noise made me wake up.
