听名著练听力之简爱篇 第25期（在线收听）

PART TWO - THE SCHOOLGIRL
CHAPTER SIX
Life at Lowood Continues

Gradually the sickness left Lowood. I soon discovered that often, there were good sides to all the sad troubles in life. Because so many girls had died, other people learned of the terrible conditions at the school. Immediately, money was raised to build a new school in a better place, and many [-----1-----] were made. We had warm clothes, softer beds, and good food to eat. The best part was, Mr. Brocklehurst left the school! So Lowood became a truly good place for a girl to get an education. I stayed for eight years, and for the last two years I was a teacher. All that time I was happy, and my dear friend Miss Temple helped me greatly.
But when Miss Temple married and moved away, I decided it was time to change my life too. I had been at Lowood for many years, and I wanted to find new [-----2-----]. I decided to find a job as a governess. Soon I received an answer from a woman named Mrs. Fairfax. She wanted a governess for a little girl about eight years old. The school gave me [-----3-----] to go, so I accepted the job. Soon, I thought, I would have a new life. What would it be like?

Vocabulary Focus

governess：家庭女教师。作者本人曾做过家庭女教师，因而可以真实的笔触描写简爱做家庭女教师的生活。当时许多有钱人家为子女请家庭教师，与此同时对很多家境不好的女子，从事家教则是一份体面的职业，她们往往同主人共同生活，地位虽高于奴仆，却不能与主人平起平坐，其报酬也极低