语法总结
过去完成时作背景补充
He had included... 先交代“在演讲完成前已经准备好的内容”，再推出结果 it was a great success。
相似句：
- She had prepared everything before the guests arrived.
- He had written several jokes into the speech.
as soon as 的紧接关系
As soon as he had finished... 突出珍妮的反应来得非常快，也因此更出人意料。
相似句：
- As soon as the film ended, the children stood up.
- She called me as soon as she got home.
laugh at 的语义误读
女儿把“人们因为觉得有趣而笑”理解成“人们在嘲笑爸爸”，这是全文幽默的语义核心。
相似句：
- They were not laughing at him, but laughing at the story.
- The child thought everyone was laughing at her.