VOA慢速英语:The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

2. But, if the accused opened the other door, there came forth from it a woman, chosen especially for the person. To this lady he was immediately married, in honor of his innocence.

come forth出现
例句：I had expected much from his speech, but nothing new came forth.
我曾对他的演讲抱有很大希望,但实际上没有什么新鲜东西。
in honor of为了向…表示敬意
例句：A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.
宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

3. The king permitted nothing to interfere with his great method of punishment and reward.

interfere with干预, 阻挠, 妨碍, 阻止
例句：The noise interferes with my work.
这噪音妨碍我的工作。

4. This was the king’s method of carrying out justice.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

5. And the king would take pleasure in watching the series of events, which would judge whether or not the man had done wrong in loving the princess.

take pleasure in以…为乐, 喜欢做…
例句：He seems to take a great pleasure in doing such things.
他看来非常喜欢做这类事。

6. As the young man entered the public arena, he turned to bend to the king.

turn to转向
例句：We are all turning our thoughts to the matter.
我们大家都开始转而考虑这个问题。
bend to (使)屈从, (使)屈服
例句：Nobody could bend me to his will.
谁也不能使我屈从他的意志。

7. The young man’s eyes instead were fixed on the princess, who sat to the right of her father.

fix on把…集中在…上
例句：It's difficult to fix my mind on what I am doing.
我很难把精力集中在我做的事情上。

8. The only hope for the young man was based on the success of the princess in discovering this mystery.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

9. Think of it not as if the decision of the question depended upon yourself.

depend upon随…而定
例句：Whether the game will be played depends upon the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

10. And it is not for me to set myself up as the one person able to answer it.

set up准备; 安排
例句：All the arrangements have been set up for the newspapermen to meet the Queen.
新闻记者谒见女王的所有安排已经就绪。