VOA慢速英语:Short Story: ‘Bartleby’ by Herman Melville

短语讲解：

1. I have met a great many people in my days, but the man who answered my advertisement was the strangest person I have ever heard of or met.

hear of得悉, 听说
例句：I heard of his death last week.
我上周听说他死了。

2. He stood outside my office and waited for me to speak.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：He is waiting for something good to turn up.
他正期待着情况好转。

3. I sat for a short time, too surprised to move.

too … to 太…以至于不能…
例句：This box is too heavy to be lifted.
这箱子太重搬不起来。

4. I want you to help me with this paper.

help with帮助(某人)做…
例句：She helped me with the translation.
她帮我翻译。

5. But, the telephone rang, and I forgot the problem for the time being.

for the time being暂且 
例句：She's staying with her aunt for the time being.
她暂时住在她姨妈那里。

6. He came, and stood in front of me for a moment.

in front of在…前面
例句：My view of the stage was blocked by the big hat of the woman sitting in front of me.
我的视线被坐在前排妇女的大帽子遮住了, 看不见舞台。
for a moment片刻, 一会儿
例句：He might have popped in for a moment, since he was passing this way.
既然他从这里经过, 说不定他会突然来呆一会儿的。

7. As time passed, I saw that Bartleby never went out to eat dinner.

go out走出, 出去
例句：Don't go out after dark.
天黑后别往外跑。

8. “Umm. He lives on them,” I thought.

live on 以…为食; 靠…为生
例句：Most of Asians live on rice.
多数亚洲人以大米为主食。

9. The idea of Bartleby living in my law office had a strange effect on me.

have an effect on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：This drug has an effect on your whole system.
这种药对你的全身机体都有作用。

10. I slunk away much like a dog does when it has been shouted at…with its tail between its legs.

shout at对…大声喊
例句：He continually cracked his whip and shouted at the mule.
他不住地挥着鞭子, 吆喝骡子。

11. Bartleby just stood there as the men took his chair away.

take away拿开, 拿走; 把…带走; 使离开
例句：They took the injured away in an ambulance.
他们用救护车把受伤的人运走。

12. “You are responsible for the man you left in your last office,” he said.

be responsible for 为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The weather is responsible for the delay
由于天气关系才耽搁了。

13. Letters filled with hope for those who died without hope.

fill with使满怀
例句：The sight of him filled her with happiness.
一见到他, 她心里就充满了幸福。