21. His perception of possibilities enlarged. 他對奇跡發(fā)生的可能性認識擴大了。

He became more aware that miracles were possible.

22……For a time he stared at it， and then looked up and met his own gaze in the looking glass. 他凝視蠟燭片刻，然后抬起頭來，在鏡子中他看到了自己凝視的目光。

stare： 凝視，盯著瞧 （因為驚訝，好奇，而盯著看，或粗魯無理等而睜大眼睛地盯著看）

A person stares in wonder， surprise， stupidity， curiosity or from mere rudness.

gaze： 凝視 （通常暗示目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地凝視。這種凝視是由于驚奇、喜好或興趣引起的。）

For hours he gazed at the stars， thinking to himself how they came into being.好幾個小時他望著星星，想著星星怎么形成的。

23. “What about miracle now？” said Mr. Fotheringay， addressing his own reflection. “你現(xiàn)在對奇跡怎么看？”佛澤林蓋先生對鏡子里的自己說道。

Now what do you think of miracles？ Do you still think them impossible？ Mr. Fotheringay spoke to his own reflection in the mirror.

What about…？ 一般用來詢問情況，或提出建議

What about Ms. Brown？ Is she joining us in the visit to China？ 布朗夫人怎么樣？她會和我們一起去中國旅行嗎？

What about going to Tianjin during the National Day holiday？ 國慶節(jié)放假去天津好嗎？

address： to speak to a （person or audience） 對 ……… 講話

General Li is going to address the air force tomorrow. 李將軍明天將對空軍講話。

Foreign Minister Li is going to address the United Nations on the subject of war and peace. 李外長明天將在聯(lián)大作有關戰(zhàn)爭與和平的演講。

24. So far as he could see ， he had only to will the thing.據(jù)他看來，他只須表達出意愿來，事情就會辦成。

According to his understanding， he had just to try to make something happen with his mental power， it would happen.

so/as far as ******************. can see （know， remember…）據(jù)某人所知，表示對要說的情況的準確性尚無百分之百的把握，只是個人的看法或感覺。（as far as ）更普通。

So far as I remember， h e came to this city 20 years ago. 我記得他是 20 年前來到這個城市的。

As far as I can see， he is a reliable person whom you can turn to in difficulty. 據(jù)我所見，他是一個你在困難時可以向他求助的可靠的人。

25.In the early hours of the morning he reached the fact that his will power must be unusua