One night, however, feelingcold and lonely, I went downstairs and sat in front of the television pretending toread. That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozingoff in front of the screen. I still haven't given up my resolution to do more reading.
25.One night, however, feeling cold and lonely, I went downstairs and sat in front ofthe television pretending to read.
可是,有一天夜里,我感到又冷又孤單,便來到樓下坐在電視機前假裝看書。
26.That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozingoff in front of the screen.
這下我可完了,因為不一會兒,我就恢復了以前的壞習慣,在屏幕前打起瞌睡來。
27.I still haven't given up my resolution to do more reading.
但我還沒有放棄多看些書的決心。
語言點:句子結構分析:to do more reading作賓語補足語。