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I walked into the shop.The photographer had finished conversation,turned,began to walk towards me.Suddenly he stopped.My first thought was that he had recognised me.Then I realised that he wasn't looking at me,but past to the street outside.I turned to follow his gaze.The man who had stepped from the car,the man in the photographs,was right outside the shop,though he seemed to be only talking to people in the street. I thought this woud be the ideal time to straighten out the mistake that had been made.Here was the photogrpher and here was the man whose photographs I had been given.

I took a step closer to the photographer and put my hand into my pocket to take out the envelope.As the man saw me,his expression changed to one of absolute terror.The fishmonger was standing at my elbow,quietly carving a steak from the smaller tunny fish displayed on the slab.The photographer spran forward,grabbed the knife from the fishmonger and lunged towards me with it.It missed me by a hairbreadth.

I backed away.The man followed.I grabbed the first thing I could see with which to defend myself-the head of one of the swordfish.Grasping it by its sword with both hands,I swung the heavy head at my attacker.The head caught him full on the chest.He reeled back and the knife spun out of his hand,landing between the open jaws of the giant tunny fish.He made a dive for it.Slithering on the wet slab,he missed,his hand dislodging the stick that propped open the huge mouth.The upper jaw clamped downon his wrist.He struggled to get it out.I saw my changce,and ran.

There was total confusion in the market.The man in the photogrphs was being bundled back into the car by two men who must have been following him.No-one was trying to stop me as I headed towards to a narrow alley which looked like a way out.

I reached the alley,only to find my way blocked by a man who was staggering about and obviously drunk.He was eating boiled octopus from a small,aluminium foil dish.I tried to push past him,but he grabbed my arm,holding it,it seemed to steady himself,but in a grip that was like a vice(8)!( 文章閱讀網(wǎng)：www.sanwen.net )

注釋：

1，follow his gaze：隨著他凝視的目光； gaze ：凝視，注視。

2，right=exactly：正好，恰好。

3，straighten out：搞清楚。

4，the mistake that had been made：已犯的錯(cuò)誤；that had been made是定語(yǔ)從句，關(guān)系代詞that在從句中作主語(yǔ)。

5，here was the man whose photographs I had been given：那人也在這兒，他的照片被人給了我。

6，expression：表情，神色。

7，at my elbow：在我身邊。

8，spran forward：向前一躍。

9.lunged towards me with it：用刀向我刺來(lái)。

10，It missed me by a hairbreadth：險(xiǎn)些兒刺中了我！miss：錯(cuò)過(guò)；by a hairbreadth：發(fā)絲之差，只差極其微小的距離。

11, I grabbed the first thing I could see with which to defend myself-the head of one of the swordfish.我一把抓起第一眼就能找到的、能用來(lái)防衛(wèi)的東西——兩個(gè)劍魚頭中的一個(gè)。the first thing有兩個(gè)定語(yǔ)：I could see和with which to defend myself。

12，Grasping it by its sword with both hands：雙手緊緊抓住魚頭上的劍；it指魚頭，注意by的用法：grasp sb by his/her hand:抓住某人的手。

13，The head caught him full on the chest.魚頭正好打中他的胸膛。caught=hit；full=straight，directly；注意on的用法：hit sb on the head: 打中某人的頭。

14，He reeled back and the knife spun out of his hand，landing：他向后打了個(gè)趔趄，刀子從手里飛了出去，落在了······；reel：蹣跚而行；land，著陸，落在。

15，made a dive for it：沖上去搶刀子。it指刀子。

16，Slithering on the wet slab：因?yàn)閿偘迳虾芑?。Slither：滑動(dòng)，滑行。

17，dislodging the stick that propped open the huge mouth.碰掉了撐開金槍魚大嘴的棍子。that propped open the huge mouth是stick的定語(yǔ)從句，that在從句中作主語(yǔ)；dislodge：使·····離開原位；prop：支撐。

18，was being bundled back into the car：正被塞回轎車。bundle into：塞進(jìn)。

19，two men who must have been following him：準(zhǔn)是一直跟著他的兩個(gè)男子。who must have been following him是two men的定語(yǔ)從句，who在從句中作主語(yǔ)。must表推測(cè)。

20， I headed towards to：朝著······（跑去）； alley which looked like a way out：看起來(lái)像是條出路的胡同。which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句并在從句中作主語(yǔ)。

21，only to find：結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)······（往往指意外的、不希望看到的結(jié)果）。

22，block：封鎖，堵住。

23，a man who was staggering about：一個(gè)踉踉蹌蹌、東倒西歪的男子。who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句并在從句中做主語(yǔ)。

24，boiled octopus：煮熟的章魚片。

25，small,aluminium foil dish：小小的錫箔盤子。

26，but in a grip that was like a vice！而像是一種被老虎鉗夾住似的緊握！that was like a vice是grip的定語(yǔ)從句，that在從句中作主語(yǔ)。grip:seize tightly，緊握，抓緊；vice：老虎鉗，虎頭鉗。

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我走進(jìn)了那家店子。攝影師已經(jīng)結(jié)束了與別人的交談，并轉(zhuǎn)身開始向我走來(lái)。他突然停止了腳步。起先我以為他認(rèn)出我了，隨即意識(shí)到他的目光我并沒(méi)有朝向我，而是從我身旁經(jīng)過(guò)朝向外面的街上。我轉(zhuǎn)頭尋著他凝視的目光看去。原來(lái)他看的是從轎車上下來(lái)的那個(gè)人，也就是我照片中那個(gè)人；那人恰好站在商店門外，不過(guò)好像只是對(duì)著街上的人群在講話。我尋思，趁著攝影師也在，照片中的人也在，這可是弄明白照片問(wèn)題最理想的機(jī)會(huì)！

我上前一步靠攏那攝影師，同時(shí)把手伸進(jìn)衣袋以便取出那個(gè)信封。不料他一見我，臉色就一下子變得極其恐懼！我身邊就是魚攤，魚販平靜地從那條較小的金槍魚身上割下一塊魚排。攝影師向前一躍，一把奪過(guò)魚販的刀子，對(duì)直向我刺來(lái)！好險(xiǎn)!刀尖擦身而過(guò)！

我后退幾步，他追上前來(lái)。我一把抓起第一眼就看到的、能用來(lái)防衛(wèi)的東西——兩個(gè)劍魚頭中的一個(gè)。我雙手緊緊抓住劍魚頭上的劍，把沉重的魚頭對(duì)著這個(gè)攻擊者狠狠地砸過(guò)去。魚頭正好打中他的胸膛。他向后打了個(gè)趔趄，刀子從手里飛了出去，落在了那個(gè)巨無(wú)霸金槍魚張著的大嘴里。他沖過(guò)去搶刀子，不料攤板很滑，刀子沒(méi)搶著，反倒把撐開金槍魚大嘴的棍子碰落，其上顎頓時(shí)落下，卡住了他的手腕。他掙扎著想把手取出來(lái)。我乘此機(jī)會(huì)，奪路狂奔。

整個(gè)市場(chǎng)亂成一團(tuán)。照片中那個(gè)人被兩個(gè)男子塞進(jìn)了轎車——那兩人肯定是一直跟在他身邊的。沒(méi)有人試圖阻攔我，我跑向一條窄窄的巷子，這巷子看起來(lái)是條出路。

到了巷子，結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)有人堵截！那人踉踉蹌蹌，顯然是個(gè)醉鬼。他手拿一個(gè)小小的錫箔盤子，吃著盤子里的章魚片。我試圖推開他從旁經(jīng)過(guò)，他卻一把抓住我的胳膊，并且緊緊握住，似乎是想要站穩(wěn)，可那種緊握，卻像是被老虎鉗夾住一樣（8）！

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