听名著练听力之简爱篇 第49期

PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER¹ THIRTEEN
Mr. Mason is Attacked²

I woke up in the middle of the night to hear someone shouting. I jumped out of bed. It came from the top floor! What was happening? Then I heard the sounds of two people [-----1-----].
"Help! Help! Help! Won't anyone help me?" yelled³ a man's voice. "Rochester! Rochester! [-----2-----]!"
All the ladies and gentlemen woke up and opened their doors. "What's happening? Are there murderers⁴ in the house? Where's Rochester?" they cried.
"Here I am!" said Rochester, coming down the stairs. "It's all right. Don't be afraid, ladies. A servant has had a bad dream, that's all, and started shouting. There's nothing to worry about. Please go back to sleep." These words seemed to [-----3-----] everyone, so they went back to bed.
But I knew that I had heard two people fighting. I dressed and waited in my room, in case Mr. Rochester needed me. Soon Thornfield Hall was quiet again. Then I heard someone outside my door.
"Are you awake, Jane?" said Mr. Rochester.
"Yes, sir, and dressed."
"Good. I need your help. Bring a clean cloth⁵ with you." Quickly and quietly we went up to the top floor. Mr. Rochester opened one of the small black doors. "Does the sight of blood frighten⁶ you?" he asked.
"I don't think so," I said.We walked into a large, dark room with curtains⁸ hung on the walls. On one of the walls a curtain⁷ was pushed back. I saw a secret door that led into another room. From inside the room, I heard angry sounding noises. They sounded like an animal's but also like a human's
 

1 chapter   

n.章，篇，重要章节

参考例句：

• I will skip the next chapter.我将略过下一章。
• Go and open a wonderful new chapter.去开启美好的新篇章。

2 attacked   

v.攻击，进攻，抨击( attack的过去式和过去分词 )；非难；损害

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• When the enemy attacked, we were completely powerless against them. 敌人进攻的时候，我们毫无抵御能力。

3 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 murderers   

n.谋杀犯，凶手( murderer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The murderers lurked behind the trees. 谋杀者埋伏在树后。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers. 好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。 来自辞典例句

5 cloth   

n.布；植物；衣料

参考例句：

• This kind of cloth washes very well.这种布料很好洗涤。
• We make cotton into cloth.我们把棉花织成布。

6 frighten   

vt.使惊恐，吓唬；vi. 惊恐，害怕

参考例句：

• He tried to frighten me by showing me a knife.他用刀子吓唬我。
• You'll find that I don't frighten easily.你会发现我不是轻易就会害怕的。

7 curtain   

n.帐，幕，窗帘，门帘，幕布；vt.装帘子于，遮掉

参考例句：

• Please let down the curtain.请把窗帘放下来。
• When does the curtain rise?幕布什么时间升起呢？

8 curtains   

n.帘( curtain的名词复数 )；幕；窗帘；覆盖物

参考例句：

• The curtains billowed in the breeze. 微风吹得窗帘鼓了起来。
• a chink in the curtains 窗帘上的缝隙