It was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence.Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then shedecided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so shewent to fetch the porter from his basement. By this time her legs were beginning totremble, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephonedthe police.

　　7.It was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during herabsence.

　　事情很清楚，在她外出时，窃贼曾闯进家门。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:as…as形成比较。That引导主语从句，即形式主语it指代的内容。

　　语言点2:force an entry的意思是“强行闯入。”

　　8.Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then shedecided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so shewent to fetch the porter from his basement.

　　她第一个条件反射是各个房间搜寻一下窃贼，但转念一想，像她这个年纪，最好找个人一起去。于是她到地下室去找看门的人。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句，说明decided的内容。

　　9.By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and accepted acup of very strong tea, while he telephoned the police.

　　这时她两腿累得开始发抖，于是坐了下来，喝了一杯浓茶。与此同时，看门的人给警察挂了电话。

　　语言点1:strong tea的意思是“浓茶。”

　　语言点2:telephone the police的意思是“给警察打电话”,telephone在这里作动词。