VOA慢速英语:Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne

1. And they had once been on the point of killing each other over her.

each other 相互
例句：Both girls write to each other regularly now. 
两个姑娘现在定期互相通信。 

2. He motioned for them to sit down.

sit down 坐下
例句：Draw up a chair and sit down. 
拉把椅子过来坐下。 

3. The dark room was filled with books, cobwebs, and dust.

fill with 充满
例句：His mind began to fill with dreadful thoughts, 
他心里逐渐充满种种可怕的念头。 

4. On the summer afternoon of our story, a black table stood in the middle of the room.

in the middle of 在...之中
例句：A beautiful stone fountain was set in the middle of the garden. 
花园中央砌造了一个漂亮的石头喷水池。

5. The doctor picked up his black leather book of magic.

pick up 捡起
例句：She bent (over) to pick up a book from the floor. 
她弯腰从地板上捡起一本书。 

6.  "You might as well ask if an old woman's lined face could ever bloom again."

as well 同样
例句：I'm coming to London and my sister's coming as well.
我要来伦敦,我妹妹也会来。

7. Mister Medbourne was adding dollars and cents to pay for a proposed project.

pay for 因...受到惩罚;为...付出代价
例句：He'll have to pay for what he has done.
他将为自己所做的一切付出代价。

8. As for the Widow Wycherly, she stood in front of the mirror greeting her image as a friend she loved better than anything in the world.

in front of 在...的前面
例句：A crowd gathered in front of the building.
大楼前围了一大群人。 
 
9.  But even if it flowed in a river at my door, I still would not drink it. This is the lesson you have taught me!

even if 即使
例句：This is true even if the problem has gone away by itself. 
即使问题已经自行解决了，也真的会出现这些顾虑。 

10. hey decided at that moment to travel to Florida and drink morning, noon, and night from the Fountain of Youth.

at that moment 就在那一刻
例句：At that moment the tiger commenced ambling towards his victim. 
就在这时，老虎开始缓步向它的猎物走去。