Prologue（5）

VMiss Rich, who taught English and Geography, advanced towards the house at a rapid pace,stumbling a little now and then because, as usual, she forgot to look where she was going. Herhair, also as usual, had escaped from its bun¹. She had an eager ugly face.
She was saying to herself:
“To be back again! To be here … It seems years … ” She fell over a rake², and the younggardener put out an arm and said:
“Steady, miss.”
Eileen Rich said “Thank you,” without looking at him.

1 bun   

n.小而圆的甜面包；(头发扎成的)髻

参考例句：

• He stole a bun from the shop.他从店里偷了一个圆面包。
• She wears her hair in a bun.她把头发盘成一个髻。

2 rake   

n.耙；斜度；vi.耙；核查；vt.耙；扫射

参考例句：

• In the autumn I rake up the dead leaves.秋天我把死叶耙拢。
• Rake up the trash on the ground.把地上的废料耙在一起。