VOA慢速英语:'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Two

短语讲解：

1.The Swede looked at the old man as if he wished to see into his mind.

as if 好像， 似乎， 仿佛
例句：He acted as if nothing had happened.
他表现地就像没发生什么似的。

2.“Here,” he cried, picking up his lamp and moving toward the door.

pick up 捡起; 接载; 学会
例句：Pick up your garments and hang them in the closet.
把你的外套收起来挂到衣柜里。

3.But he thinks he’s right in the middle of hell.

in the middle of 在…的中间
例句：I was in the middle of the back row
我在后排的中间。

4. I hope we don’t get a lot of snow, because then we’d have to have this man with us all the time.

all the time （在该段时间内） 一直; 向来， 一向; 时时刻刻
例句：At least you can't write to them all the time.
至少你不能一直给他们写信。

5.In spite of his care, an icy wind blew into the room as he opened the door.

in spite of 不顾; 虽然， 尽管…; 别看
例句：In spite of great peril, I have survived
虽然处境非常危险，我还是挺过来了。