听名著练听力之简爱篇 22

PART TWO - THE SCHOOLGIRL
CHAPTER FIVE
Mr. Brocklehurst's Visit

The Brocklehurst family stood up and move slowly out of the

schoolroom. At the door, the man turned and said,
"She must stand half an hour longer on that chair, and nobody

may speak to her for the rest of the day."
So there I was standing¹ on the chair. Feelings of [-----1----

-] and anger burned inside me, but just when I thought I would

cry, Helen Burns walked past me and lifted her eyes to mine.

Her look [-----2-----] me. What a smile she had! It was an

intelligent, brave smile, lighting² up her thin face and her

tired eyes.
At five o'clock all the girls left the schoolroom. When I was

sure no one could hear me, I climbed down from the chair and

sat on the floor. I [-----3-----] felt strong or calm, and I

began to cry bitterly³. I had wanted so much to make friends

and be happy at Lowood. Now nobody would believe me or perhaps

even speak to me. Could I ever start a new life after this?
"Never!" I cried to myself. "I wish I were dead!" Just then

Helen arrived, bringing my coffee and bread. I was too upset

to eat or drink, but she sat with me and talked gently to me.

she helped me to stop crying, and feel a little better. When

Miss Temple came to look for me, she found us sitting quietly

together.
Vocabulary Focus⁴

burned：此句将feelings暗喻为燃烧的火焰。火是对简爱性格的一种隐

喻，小说中经常将她与火的形象联系在一起。此处象征着简爱愤怒的情

感。

答案：
1.shame
2.calmed
3.no longer

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

3 bitterly   

adv.苦涩地；痛苦地；不痛快地；残酷地

参考例句：

• The development was bitterly opposed by the local community. 这一开发项目遭到了当地社区的愤怒抵制。
• They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game. 他们对比赛结果极为失望。

4 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。