VOA慢速英语:'The Romance of a Busy Broker' by O. Henry

短语讲解：

1. Instead of going straight to the room where she worked, she waited.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：A spirit lamp burns spirits instead of oil.
酒精灯里点的不是油而是酒精。

2. The machine sitting at that table was no longer a man.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：In China farming is no longer entirely dependent on the weather.
在中国种田不再完全靠天了。

3. His gray eyes looked at her as if she were another machine.

as if 好像， 似乎， 仿佛
例句：For a moment it looked as if Lilian Hawthorne would explode.
一时间，莉莲?霍索恩似乎要大发雷霆了。

4. She took off the black hat with the gold-green bird wing and put it away as usual.

take off 起飞; 脱掉
例句：At bedtime, I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.
睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。

5. Boys ran in and out with letters for him to read and answer at once.

in and out 进进出出; 曲曲弯弯
例句：The drawers of my desk slide in and out easily.
我书桌的抽屉容易推进拉出。

6. For this smell of flowers belonged to Miss Leslie.

belong to 属于
例句：I belong to no party.
我不属于任何派别。