猴爪.The.Monkey's.Paw Chapter 2

　　Chapter¹ 2

　　After some time Tom Morris stopped talking and Mr White said² to his wife³ and son，'Tom was⁴ a soldier⁵ in India⁷ for twenty-one years． India is a wonderful country．'

　　'Yes，'Herbert said．'I'd like to go there．'

　　'Oh， Herbert！' his mother cried． She was afraid because she did⁸ not want to lose⁹ her son．

　　'I wanted to go to India too，'her husband¹⁰ said， 'but…'

　　'It's better for you here！' the soldier said quickly．

　　'But you saw¹¹ a lot of strange¹² and wonderful things in India ．I want to see them too one day，' Mr White said．

　　The soldier put down his whisky¹³．'No！' he cried．'Stay here ！'

　　Old Mr White did not stop．'But your stories were interesting， 'he said to Tom Morris．'What did you begin to say about a monkey's paw¹⁴？'

　　'Nothing！' Morris answered quickly．'Well…nothing important¹⁵．'

　　'A monkey's paw？' Mrs White said．

　　'Come on， Mr Morris！ Tell us about it，' Herbert said．

　　Morris took¹⁶ his whisky in his hand， but suddenly¹⁷ he put it down again．Slowly¹⁸ he put his hand into the pocket¹⁹ of his coat and the White family watched him．

　　'What is it？ What is it？' Mrs White cried．

　　Morris said nothing． He took his hand out of his pocket．The White family watched carefully²⁰—and in the soldier's hand they saw something little and dirty．

　　Mrs White moved back， afraid， but her son，Herbert，took it and looked at it carefully．

　　'Well，what is it？'Mr White asked his friend．

　　'Look at it，' the soldier answered．'It's a little paw…a monkey's paw．'

　　'A monkey's paw！'Herbert said—and he laughed．'Why do you carry a monkey's paw in your pocket，Mr Morris？' he asked the old soldier．

　　'Well，you see，' Morris said，'this monkey's paw is magic²¹！'

　　Herbert laughed again， but the soldier said，'Don't laugh，boy．Remember， you're young．I'm old now and in India I saw many strange things．' He stopped talking for a minute and then he said，'This monkey's paw can do strange and wonderful things． An old Indian²² gave²³ the paw to one of my friends． My friend was a soldier too． This paw is magic because it can give three wishes to three people．'

　　'Wonderful！'Herbert said．

　　'But these three wishes don't bring happiness，'the soldier said．'The old Indian wanted to teach us something—it's never good to want to change things．'

　　'Well， did your friend have three wishes？' Herbert asked the old soldier．

　　'Yes，'Morris answered quietly²⁴．'And his third and last wish was to die⁶！'

　　Mr and Mrs White listened to the story and they felt afraid， but Herbert asked，'And did he die？'

　　'Yes， he did，' Morris said．' He had²⁵ no family， so his things came²⁶ to me when he died²⁷． The monkey's paw was with his things， but he told me about it before he died，' Tom Morris finished²⁸ quietly．

　　'What were his first two wishes， then？' Herbert asked． 'What did he ask for？'

　　'I don't know． He didn't want to tell me，' the soldier answered．

　　For a minute or two everybody²⁹ was quiet， but then Herbert said，' And you， Mr Morris ：did you have three wishes？'

　　'Yes， I did，' Morris answered．'I was young． I wanted many things—a fast car， money… 'Morris stopped for a minute and then he said with difficulty，'My wife and my young son died in an accident³⁰ in the car． Without them I didn't want the money， so， in the end， I wished to lose it． But it was too late．My wife and my child were dead³¹．'

　　The room was very quiet． The White family looked at the unhappy³² face of the old soldier．

　　Then Mr White said，'Why do you want the paw now？You don't need it． You can give it to someone³³．'

　　'How can I give it to someone？'the soldier said．'The monkey's paw brings unhappiness³⁴ with it．'

　　'Well， give it to me，' Mr White said．'Perhaps³⁵ this time it…'

　　'No！' Tom Morris cried．'You're my friend． I can't give it to you．'then，after a minute，he said，'I can't give it to you，but，of course³⁶ you can take it from me．But remember—this monkey's paw brings unhappiness！'

　　Old Mr White did not listen and he did not think．Quickly， he put out his hand， and he took the paw．

　　Tom Morris looked unhappy，but Mr White did not want to wait．

　　'What do I do now？' he asked his friend．

　　'Yes， come on， Father， Herbert said．'Make a wish！' And he laughed．

　　The soldier said nothing and Mr White asked him again，'What do I do now？'

　　At first the old soldier did not answer， but in the end he said quietly，'OK． But remember！ Be careful！ Think before you make your wish，'

　　'Yes， yes，' Mr White said．

　　'Take the paw in your right hand and then make your wish， but…'tom Morris began．

　　'Yes， we know，' Herbert said．'Be careful！'

　　Just then old Mrs White stood³⁷ up and she began to get the dinner． Her husband looked at her．Then he smiled and said to her，'Come on．Help me ！What can I wish for？ We need money，of course．'

　　Mrs White laughed， but she thought³⁸ for a minute and then she said，'Well， I'm getting old now and sometimes it's difficult to do everything．Perhaps I need four hands and not two． Yes， ask the paw to give me two more hands．'

　　'OK， then，' her husband said， and he took the monkey's paw in his right hand．Everybody watched him and for a minute he waited． Then he opened his mouth to make his wish．

　　Suddenly Tom Morris stood up．'Don't do it！'he cried．

　　The old soldier's face was white． Herbert and his mother laughed， but Mr White looked at Tom's face．

　　Old Mr White was afraid and he put the monkey's paw into his pocket．

　　After a minute or two they sat³⁹ down at the table and began to have dinner． The soldier told the family many strange and wonderful stories about India．They forgot⁴⁰ the monkey's paw， and because the soldier's stories were interesting，they asked him many questions about India． When Tom Morris stood up to leave， it was very late．

　　'Thank you for a very nice evening，' Morris said to the family．'And thank you for a very good dinner， 'he said to Mrs White．

　　'It was a wonderful evening for us， Tom，' Old Mr White answered．'Your stories were very interesting． Our life⁴¹ isn't very exciting and we don't have the money to visit India， so please come again soon． You can tell us some more stories about India．'

　　Then the old soldier put on his coat．He said goodbye to the White family， and went out into the rain．

　　2

　　不知过了多长时间，汤姆·莫里斯停止了交谈。怀特先生告诉他太太和儿子，“汤姆到印度服兵役有21年了。印度是一个非常有趣的国家。”

　　“是的，”赫伯特说，“我喜欢去那儿。”

　　“不，赫伯特！”他母亲惊叫起来。她非常害怕，因为她不想失去儿子。

　　“我也想去印度，”她的丈夫说，“不过……”

　　“对你来说，这儿很不错！”老兵很快地说。

　　“你在印度看到了那么多奇怪又有趣的东西，我想有一天也能去看看。”怀特先生说。

　　老兵放下威士忌。“不！”他嚷道，“别说了！”

　　老怀特先生并没有停下，“你的故事很有趣，”他对汤姆·莫里斯说，“关于猴爪的事你想告诉我们什么？”

　　“没什么！”莫里斯很快地回答，”真的，无关紧要。”

　　“猴爪？”怀特太太惊问。

　　“继续给我们讲讲吧，莫里斯先生。”赫伯特说。

　　莫里斯用手拿起他的威士忌，但突然又把它放下，然后慢慢地把手伸进他的外套口袋。怀特一家看着他。

　　“那是什么东西？那是什么东西？”怀特太太叫道。

　　莫里斯什么也没说，他把手拿出口袋。怀特一家仔细地看着——在老兵手里他们看到了一个又小又脏的东西。

　　怀特太太害怕地缩了回来，但她的儿子赫伯特却把那东西拿过来仔细地看。

　　“喂，那是什么？”怀特先生问他的朋友。

　　“看看吧，”老兵答道，“它是一只小爪子啊……一只猴子的爪子。”

　　“猴子的爪子！”赫伯特说着大笑起来。“为什么你在口袋里带着猴爪，莫里斯先生？”他问老兵。

　　“你要明白，这个猴爪是有魔力的！”莫里斯说。

　　赫伯特又笑了，但老兵认真地说，“孩子，别笑了，记住，你还年轻，可我现在老啦，我曾在印度见到了很多奇怪的事情。”他停了一会儿，接着说，“这个猴爪能做奇怪而又奇妙的事情，一个印度老人把这个猴爪给了我的一位朋友，我的朋友也是一个当兵的。这猴爪有魔力是因为它能满足三个人每人提出的三个愿望。”

　　“太妙了！”赫伯特说。

　　“但这三个愿望并不能带来幸福。”老兵提醒说，“印度老人想告诉我们——想改变现实并不一定是好事。”

　　“那么，你的朋友也有三个愿望吗？”赫伯特问老兵。

　　“是的，”莫里斯静静地回答，“并且他的第三个也是最后一个愿望就是去死！”

　　怀特先生和怀特太太听了这个故事感到有些害怕，赫伯特问，“他死了吗？”

　　“是的，他死了，”莫里斯说，“他没有家，所以他死的时候把他的东西全给了我，猴爪是这些东西的附带品，不过他死之前就告诉过我有关猴爪的故事。”汤姆·莫里斯静静地说。

　　“那么，他的头两个愿望是什么？”赫伯特追问，“他要求什么？”

　　“我不知道，他不想告诉我。”老兵回答说。

　　一两分钟里大家都沉默着，然而赫伯特又问，“莫里斯先生，你有三个愿望吗？”

　　“是的，我有过，”莫里斯问答说，“我年轻时，我想要很多东西——一辆跑车，还有钱……”莫里斯顿了一会儿，然后很艰难地说，“我的妻子和我年轻的儿子在一次事故中丧生，没有了他们我不再想要钱，以至到最后，我希望一无所有，但为时已晚，我的妻子和孩子并不能死而复生。”

　　房子里很静，怀特一家看着老兵苦楚的脸。

　　接着，怀特先生问，“为什么你现在还要这个爪子呢？你不需要它，你可以把它送给别人。”

　　“我怎么能送给别人呢？”老兵说，“猴爪会给拥有它的人带来痛苦。”

　　“那么，给我吧，”怀特先生说，“也许这次它……”

　　“不！”汤姆·莫里斯叫道，“你是我的朋友，我不能把它给你。”过了一会儿，他说，“我不能把它给你，但你可以从我身边把它拿走，不过要记住——猴爪会给你带来痛苦！”

　　老怀特没有听进去也没有仔细想，很快地伸出手拿走了猴爪。

　　汤姆·莫里斯看起来不高兴，但怀特先生等不及了。

　　“我现在能做什么？”他问他的朋友。

　　“对，这样吧，父亲，”赫伯特说，“许个愿吧！”赫伯特笑了。

　　老兵什么也不说，怀特先生又问他，“我现在能做些什么呢？”

　　开始，老兵什么也不回答，最后他静静地说，“好吧，但记住要小心，在你许愿之前要考虑好。”

　　“行，行。”怀特先生说。

　　“把猴爪拿在你右手，然后许愿，但是……”汤姆·莫里斯又开始了他那一套。

　　“行了，我们知道。”赫伯特说，“要小心！”

　　这时怀特太太站起来去做晚饭。她的丈夫看着她，并笑着对她说，“过来帮帮我，我能许一个什么愿呢？当然，我们需要钱。”

　　怀特太太笑了起来，她想了一会儿说，“是的，我开始变老啦，有时做事情很吃力。可能我需要四只手而不是两只手，那么好吧，让猴爪多给我两只手。”

　　“好吧，”她的丈夫说，他把猴爪放在右手。每个人都看着他，他等了一会儿然后张开嘴开始许愿。

　　突然，汤姆·莫里斯站起来。“不要这样！”他喊道。

　　老兵的脸变白了。赫伯特和他的母亲笑了起来，但怀特先生却看着汤姆的脸。

　　老怀特先生害怕了，他把猴爪放进了口袋。

　　一两分钟后，他们坐在桌旁开始吃晚饭。老兵告诉这一家许多有关印度的新奇的故事。他们暂时忘了猴爪，因为老兵的故事很有趣，他们问了许多有关印度的问题。当汤姆·莫里斯起来要走时，天色已经很晚了。

　　“感谢有这么一个美好的夜晚，”莫里斯对这一家人道谢，“感谢有这样一顿美好的晚餐，”他对怀特太太说。

　　“汤姆，对我们来说这也是一个美好的夜晚，”老怀特先生回答道，“你的故事很有趣。我们的生活很平淡，我们没有钱去印度，所以请你尽快再来，你可以告诉我们更多关于印度的故事。”

　　接着老兵穿上衣服，和怀特一家道别后，他就消失在雨中。 

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 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

3 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 soldier   

n.士兵，战士

参考例句：

• He is a good soldier.他是个好战士。
• He is a brave soldier.他是一个勇敢的士兵。

6 die   

v.死；死亡

参考例句：

• Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
• We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。

7 India   

n.印度（亚洲）

参考例句：

• New Delhi is the capital of India.新德里是印度的首都。
• In India,there are fifteen official languages.印度有15种官方语言。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

10 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

11 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

12 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

13 whisky   

n.威士忌酒

参考例句：

• I'm sure this whisky has been watered down.我敢肯定这瓶威士忌掺过水了。
• She poured herself a large tot of whisky.她给自己倒了一大杯威士忌。

14 paw   

n.手掌，手爪；v.以蹄扒地，笨拙地使用，费力地前进

参考例句：

• He served as a cat's paw.他充当爪牙。
• Don't paw at everything you see.别见什么摸什么。

15 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

16 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

17 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

18 slowly   

adv.慢地，缓慢地

参考例句：

• Speak more slowly,please.请说慢一点。
• Do it slowly and carefully.要慢慢仔细地做。

19 pocket   

n.口袋，钱袋，钱，容器，孤立地区；vt.装…在口袋里，隐藏，抑制，私吞，搁置

参考例句：

• The letter has been in my pocket all the time.这封信一直揣在我口袋里。
• I wish to change some pocket money.我希望换些零钱。

20 carefully   

adv.仔细地；小心地

参考例句：

• If you watch carefully you will see how to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。
• Now listen carefully everybody.请大家仔细地听。

21 magic   

adj.有魔力的；n.魔法

参考例句：

• He is very good at performing magic.他很会表演魔术。
• That was a truly magic moment.那真是不可思议的一刻。

22 Indian   

adj.印度(人)的；n.印度人；印第安人

参考例句：

• Is that indian tea or chinese tea?那是印度茶还是中国茶？
• One day they met an old Indian who lived there.一天他们碰到一位当地的老印第安人。

23 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

24 quietly   

adv.安静地，沉着地，稳地

参考例句：

• Winter has been come to quietly.冬天悄然地来了。
• You have to play quietly.你要安安静静地玩。

25 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

26 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

27 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

28 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

29 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

30 accident   

n.事故，意外的事

参考例句：

• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。
• An accident was happened yesterday.昨天发生了一起事故。

31 dead   

adj.死的；无生命的；死气沉沉的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• Mary threw away the dead flowers.玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
• He was dead asleep.他完全睡着了。

32 unhappy   

adj.不幸的，不愉快的，不幸福的

参考例句：

• With all his money,he is unhappy.尽管他有那么多钱，他也并不愉快。
• I'm unhappy about the work you did for me.你替我做这件事我不太满意。

33 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

34 unhappiness   

n.忧愁，苦恼

参考例句：

• The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
• Bottling up your anger can only lead to unhappiness.把怒气憋在肚子里只会道致痛苦。

35 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

36 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

37 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
• The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

38 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

39 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

40 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

41 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。