上外版综合教程 5 unit 3 PPT para 17-18.pptVIP

17 Several people laughed---at what, nobody seemed certain. 18 Francis was walking by the superintendent, talking garrulously, “Well, sir, all has passed off with the utmost satisfactoriness. It was all finished---flick! Like that. It is not always so --- oah no ! I have known cases where the doctor was obliged to go beneath the gallows and pull the prisoner’s legs to ensure decease. Most disagreeable.” Unit 3 A Hanging 有好几个人笑了，至于笑什么，似乎谁也不知道。  弗朗西斯走过狱长身边，喋喋不休地唠叨着：“真是不错，长官，一切都很圆满地结束了。一切都结束了，如此之快，就像那样。噢，不，并不是总能这样的，据我所知有些还得要请医生来钻到绞刑台下去使劲拽囚犯的腿以确认他们已经死了。真是够讨厌的！”