Unit 3 Blackmail paraphrase答案

Unit 3 Blackmail

1.The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness go ne.

Ogilvie said these words suddenly and rudely,throwing away his pretended politeness

2.When they find who done that last night, who killed that kid an' its mot her, then high-tailed it, they'll throw the book, and never mind who it hit s, or whether they got fancy titles neither.

When they find who killed the mother and the kid and then ran away, they'll carry out the maximum punishment no matter who will be punished in this case or what their social position is.

3. The Duchess of Croydon – three centuries and a half of inbred arrogan ce behind her – did not yield easily.

The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of nob le families

with a history of three centuries and a half. She wouldn’t give up easily.

4. Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instant.

The Duchess appeared so firm about their innocence that Ogilvie felt unsure of his assumption for a moment. But the moment was very short.

5. The house detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud of blue cig ar smoke, his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her obj

ection.

The house detective was took his time smoking his cigar and puffed a clo ud of blue

smoke leisurely.At the same time,his eyes were fixed on the Duchess with contempt as

if he was openly daring her objection as she has done earlier.

6.There ain't much, out of the way, which people who stay in this hotel do , I don't get to hear about.

No matter who stays in this hotel does anything improper, I always get to know about it.

7. The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind.

The Duchess of Croydon is thinking quickly, but at the same time keepin

g her thoughts under control.

8.And when they stopped for petrol, as they would have to, their speech a nd manner would betray them, making them conspicuous. Furthermore,when they had to stop for petrol, their speech and manner would make them noticeable and reveal their identity.

9.There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind.

She mustn’t make any mistake, show any hesitation or deal with the situation carelessly due to her smallness of mind.