At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that theremust be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of thisexcellent service. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tinystation a few miles along the line.
10. At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
一开始,我并不感到奇怪。
语言点1:句子结构分析:at that time在此处相当于at the beginning。
语言点2:strike sb.as的意思是“给某人以…印象”。
11. I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished totake advantage of this excellent service.
我想除我之外,想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。
语言点:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句,交代reflected的内容。Who引导定语从句,修饰people。
12. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few milesalong the line.
火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此,我不觉得奇怪。
语言点1:句子结构分析:neither放在句首,句子要部分倒装,故neither后面写作was I surprised。
语言点2:a tiny station a few miles along the line是Widley的同位语,起解释说明的作用。