《2025年情景导学高中英语选择性必修第四册外研版》

名师导读
侦探菲克斯正徘徊在苏伊士码头,监视着所有来往的人,等待着“蒙古号”船的到达,看是否能找到嫌疑人。此时,他显得有点心烦意乱。
名著文本
Awaiting the arrival of the Mongolia were two men, walking about the quay amid the crowd of natives and foreigners who flock to this town, which was but lately a mere village, and is now assured of considerable importance in the future by M. de Lesseps's great work. Of these two men, one was the British consul, resident at Suez, who, in spite of the unfavourable prognostications of the British Government and sinister predictions of the engineer, Stephenson, daily saw English ships pass through the canal, thus shortening by half the old route from England to India via the Cape of Good Hope. The other was a thin little man, fairly intelligent - looking and wiry, who kept on knitting his eyebrows with remarkable persistency. Through his long eyelashes shone a pair of very bright eyes, which he could make dull at will. At this particular moment he was showing certain signs of impatience, walking to and fro, and unable to stand still. This man's name was Fix. He was one of the English detectives who were sent to the different ports after the theft committed at the Bank of England. Fix was to keep the sharpest lookout on all travellers going through Suez, and should one of them seem suspicious, he was to shadow him until he received a warrant for his arrest. And two days before, Fix had received the description of the supposed culprit from the Chief of the Metropolitan Police. It was that of the well - dressed, gentlemanly person who had been noticed in the pay - room of the Bank.
有两个人一边在等着“蒙古号”抵港,一边在码头上的人群中溜达,这些人包括本地人和涌入该镇的外国人。不久以前,该镇还只是个小村庄,现在因德·莱塞普斯先生的宏伟工程而在未来变得举足轻重。这两个人中的一位是英国驻苏伊士的领事。不管英国政府对运河的预测如何令人不快,不管蒂芬森工程师的预言有多么可怕,这位领事每天都看见一些英国船只穿过这条运河,这比通过好望角从英国到印度的那条旧航线缩短了一半路程。另一位又矮又瘦,看上去颇为精明,结实有力,两道浓眉紧紧地拧起,长长的睫毛下闪动着犀利的目光。不过,他能有意将目光弄得暗淡。此时此刻,他显得有点不耐烦,走来走去,躁动不安。此人名叫菲克斯,是英国国家银行盗窃案案发之后被派往各国港口的英国侦探之一。菲克斯将密切监视所有途经苏伊士的旅客,要是他觉得有谁可疑,便一面盯住,一面等候逮捕令。两天前,菲克斯从英国警视厅厅长那里收到犯罪嫌疑人的相貌特征材料,正是那个有人在银行营业大厅里看见的衣冠楚楚、风度翩翩的人的相貌特征材料。
The detective, obviously much attracted by the substantial reward held out in case of success, was therefore awaiting the arrival of the Mongolia with an impatience that needs no further explanation.
这位侦探明显是受到破案后可获得一笔丰厚奖金的诱惑,因此才怀着可以理解的焦急心情等待着“蒙古

号

”进港。
—Selected from Around the World in Eighty Days
——节选自《环游地球 80 天》
词句积累
1. 重要词汇
①quay /kiː/ n. 码头
②prognostication /prɒɡˌnɒstɪ'keɪʃən/ n. 预言；预报；预告
③sinister /'sɪnɪstə/ adj. 不祥的,凶兆的
④wiry /'waɪəri/ adj. (人)瘦而结实的
⑤warrant /'wɒrənt/ n. (法院授权警方采取行动的)令状
⑥culprit /'kʌlprɪt/ n. 罪犯
2. 重要句式
Awaiting the arrival of the Mongolia were two men, walking about the quay amid the crowd of natives and foreigners who flock to this town, which was but lately a mere village, and is now assured of considerable importance in the future by M. de Lesseps's great work. 有两个人一边在等着“蒙古号”抵港,一边在码头上的人群中溜达,这些人包括本地人和涌人该镇的外国人。不久以前,该镇还只是个小村庄,现在因德·莱塞普斯先生的宏伟工程而在未来变得举足轻重。
本句是一个复合句。主句 Awaiting the arrival of the Mongolia were two men 是倒装句；walking about… 为现在分词短语作状语；who 引导的定语从句修饰 foreigners；which 引导的非限制性定语从句修饰 this town。
读书笔记
Why was Fix waiting on the quay impatiently? Who was he waiting for?Fix was waiting impatiently on the quay because he was one of the English detectives sent to ports after the Bank of England theft. He needed to keep a lookout on travellers through Suez for the culprit whose description he had received. He was also attracted by the substantial reward. He was waiting for the arrival of the Mongolia to check the passengers on it.

答案： Fix was waiting impatiently on the quay because he was one of the English detectives sent to ports after the Bank of England theft. He needed to keep a lookout on travellers through Suez for the culprit whose description he had received. He was also attracted by the substantial reward. He was waiting for the arrival of the Mongolia to check the passengers on it.