听名著练听力之简爱篇 18

PART TWO - THE SCHOOLGIRL
CHAPTER FOUR
My New Friend

I could not understand Helen's ideas, but I had a feeling she

was right. I looked at her in amazement¹.
"You say you have faults, Helen. What are they? To me you seem

very good."
"You are wrong," she answered. "I am careless, and I forget

the rules of the school. I read when I should be doing my

homework. So, Miss Scatcherd is right to scold me."
"Is Miss Temple as [-----1-----] as that?" I asked.
A soft smile passed over Helen's normally² serious face.
"Miss Temple is very kind. She is full of goodness³. She gently

tells me my mistakes, and is always happy when I do well. But

even when she helps me, I am always dreaming, and thinking

about other things. Then I can't answer the teacher's

questions."
"But today in history class you knew all the answers!" I said.
"I thought it was an interesting [-----2-----], tha's all,"

she replied.
"You must think Miss Temple's lessons are interesting, because

you like her and she is good to you. I'm like that. I love

those who love me, and I hate those who punish me unfairly."
"You should read the Bible⁴, Jane. People who believe in [----

-3-----] should love their enemies," said Helen.
"Then I would love the Reed⁵ family, which is impossible." I

cried.
Helen listened carefully to the long story of my life at

Gateshead.
"Well," I asked at the end, "Mrs. Reed is a bad woman, isn't

she? Don't you agree with me?"
"It's true she is unkind⁶, but only because she dislikes your

faults. Look how angrily you remember every word! You would be

happier if you tried to forget her scolding. Life is too short

to hate other people, Jane. We all have faults, but when we

die, only the pure flame of the spirit will be left. That's

why I never think of revenge⁷, I never consider life unfair. I

live in calm, looking forward to the end."
For a momnet we both stayed silent. Then one of the big girls

came up, calling,"Helen Burns! You go and put away your work

immediately or I'll tell Miss Scatcherd!"
Helen sighed, but stood up and silently obeyed her.

Vocabulary Focus

looking forward to……：期待于……，此处为现在分词短语做主语“

I”的补语。 look forward to后面接名词或动名词形式。例如：I'm

looking forward to the weekend.（我盼望周末的来临。）

答案：
1.strict
2.subject
3.Jesus Christ

 

1 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

4 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

5 reed   

n.芦苇，芦丛，簧舌，簧片

参考例句：

• The river banks were overgrown with reed.河岸长满了芦苇。
• They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。

6 unkind   

adj.不仁慈的，不和善的

参考例句：

• He was never unkind to her.他从未亏待过她。
• Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人有恶报。

7 revenge   

v.报...之仇，为...报仇 ；n.报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
• There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.他两眼闪现怒火，一心只想复仇。